Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | amazona capgroga |
| Croatian | žutoglava amazonka |
| Czech | amazoňan zlatohlavý |
| Dutch | Geelkopamazone |
| English | Yellow-headed Parrot |
| English (United States) | Yellow-headed Parrot |
| French | Amazone à tête jaune |
| French (France) | Amazone à tête jaune |
| German | Gelbkopfamazone |
| Japanese | キガシラボウシインコ |
| Norwegian | gulhodeamazon |
| Polish | amazonka żółtogardła |
| Russian | Желтоголовый амазон |
| Serbian | Veliki žutoglavi amazonac |
| Slovak | amazoňan žltohlavý |
| Spanish | Amazona Cabecigualda |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Loro Cabeza Amarilla |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Loro Cabeza Amarilla |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Cotorra Cabeciamarilla |
| Spanish (Spain) | Amazona cabecigualda |
| Swedish | gulhuvad amazon/maríasamazon |
| Turkish | Sarı Başlı Amazon |
| Ukrainian | Амазон жовтоголовий |
Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix
Version: 1.0 — Published August 21, 2015
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Yellow-headed Parrots exhibit a variety of shrieks and whistles. Screams are described as raucous but mellow and include a rolled kyaa-aa-ah and krra-aah-aa-ow, a deep, rolled ahrrr or ahrhrrr, and whoh-oh-ohr, a throaty, rolled rrohrr, as well as human-sounding wow or ow sounds (Howell and Webb 1995, Juniper and Parr 1998). In captivity, Yellow-headed Parrot is considered to be one of the best "talkers", readily mimicking humans and other sounds; this ability has resulting in great demand for Yellow-headed Parrot in the pet trade, contributing to its rarity (see Effects of human activity on populations) (Ridgely 1981, Juniper and Parr 1988).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Yellow-headed Parrot can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
