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===Food and feeding=== It feeds on [[fruit]]s, [[seed]]s, and [[flower]]s, frequently consuming parts of [[cactus]] plants.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Farrows|title=Yellow-shouldered Parrot: Species in World Land Trust reserves|url=https://www.worldlandtrust.org/species/birds/yellow-shouldered-parrot/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=World Land Trust|language=en}}</ref> The parrot is able to survive with minimal water, getting a large amount of moisture from their diet. This is especially clear on La Blanquilla, a small island with no natural bodies of water. The cacti that they so often eat are filled with liquid, in both the stems and fruits, and this keeps them alive in their arid environment.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Silvius|first=Kirsten|date=1991|title=Parrots, Poachers and Payloaders: Status and Natural History of the Yellow-shouldered Amazon on Margarita Island, Venezuela|url=https://journals.tdl.org/watchbird/index.php/watchbird/article/view/2684|journal=AFA Watchbird|language=en|volume=18|issue=4|pages=17β19}}</ref>
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