Yellowhead Amazon molting question

[DClark]

Hi ,
I recently purchased a DYH from a breeder (Loki). He is around 7 months old and has recently started to lose a decent amount of feathers over the last 2 weeks. He is on a pellet diet and gets daily fruits , veggies , ect. Just noticing a little bit of patchy-ness and wanted to make sure it's normal. He is definitely molting and is getting alot of pin feathers. I haven't noticed any picking or anything , just want to make sure the patches of grey are normal. Thank you ! .

 

[Emma&pico]

He’s gorgeous my baby gcc is moulting and had similar on his chest and head
But hopefully someone can help you better

@Clueless

 

[expressmailtome]

Are you sure that that is a yellow headed amazon, and not a yellow crowned amazon?

 

[Lo_]

Looks like patches of down feather to me, showing through the places he’s molting. Nothing I would be concerned with

 

[DClark]

Are you sure that that is a yellow headed amazon, and not a yellow crowned amazon?

It's possible. Not gonna say much about the breeder except wasn't very happy after noticing some things. Noticed I put DYH in the original post and not YH. Is there any difference between the Yellow Crowned/Yellowhead (single) ?
I attached the only info I got , marked out identifiers

 

[Clueless]

He's a cutie!

I often worry when Secret let's loose of feathers.... wait until you come back in and see him twirling a LARGE one in his foot! Or scratching his head with it....

 

[Shezbug]

They’ll often look a tad scruffy when molting, as long as you are not seeing bald patches (skin) a bit of scruffiness is ok.

 

[aooratrix]

I used to be The Amazona Society state rep for Indiana, when I resided there. My DYH turned 29 in July. She occasionally looks like your bird, just a bit rough. I think your bird is fine, just molting. He does appear to be a juvenile DYH. To my knowledge, yellow front and yellow crowned is the same species, just 2 common names.

 

[expressmailtome]

He does appear to be a juvenile DYH. To my knowledge, yellow front and yellow crowned is the same species, just 2 common names.

You are absolutely correct. I was just questioning as the member was under the belief that this was a double-yellow headed amazon, not a yellow-front.

 

[aooratrix]

You are absolutely correct. I was just questioning as the member was under the belief that this was a double-yellow headed amazon, not a yellow-front.

Yeah, I figured that's what you meant.