Yellow-naped amazon

Talking: one of the best talkers and singers among the Amazons. Noise: among the noisier Amazons, loudest in the early morning and late afternoon. Lifespan: commonly 40 to 50 years. If the dream is a parrot that sings along to the radio, this is usually the species behind it. Yellow-napes pick up words, phrases and whole tunes readily and tend to perform for anyone who will listen. The trade-offs are the morning and evening squawking that comes with most Amazons, a strong bond to one person that can turn into jealousy and biting toward others, and a real tendency to obesity, so it needs space to climb, daily time out of the cage and a lean diet.