Amazon Parrots
Amazona
Amazon parrots are parrots in the genus Amazona. They are medium-sized, short-tailed parrots native to the Americas, with their range extending from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. Amazona is one of the 92 genera of parrots that make up the order Psittaciformes and are in the family Psittacidae, one of three families of true parrots. It contains about 30 species. Most amazons are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species, and they can be quite vivid. They feed primarily on seeds, nuts, and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter.
Many amazons have the ability to mimic human speech and other sounds. Partly because of this, they are popular as pets or companion parrots, and a small industry has developed in breeding parrots in captivity for this market. This popularity has led to many parrots being taken from the wild to the extent that some species have become threatened. The United States and the European Union have made the capture of wild parrots for the pet trade illegal in an attempt to help protect wild populations. Feral populations of amazons can be found in different parts of the world, including in southern Africa, Europe, and major cities in the Americas.
40 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 32 known species
Red-crowned Amazon
speciesAmazona viridigenalis
Red-lored Amazon
speciesAmazona autumnalis
White-fronted Amazon
speciesAmazona albifrons
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
speciesAmazona aestiva
Orange-winged Amazon
speciesAmazona amazonica
Yellow-crowned Amazon
speciesAmazona ochrocephala
Yellow-headed Amazon
speciesAmazona oratrix
Mealy Amazon
speciesAmazona farinosa
Lilac-crowned Amazon
speciesAmazona finschi
Yellow-naped Amazon
speciesAmazona auropalliata
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon
speciesAmazona vinacea
Cuban Amazon
speciesAmazona leucocephala
Festive Amazon
speciesAmazona festiva
Yellow-lored Amazon
speciesAmazona xantholora
Scaly-naped Amazon
speciesAmazona mercenarius
Hispaniolan Amazon
speciesAmazona ventralis
Puerto Rican Amazon
speciesAmazona vittata
Red-tailed Amazon
speciesAmazona brasiliensis
Red-browed Amazon
speciesAmazona rhodocorytha
Lilac-crowned × Red-crowned Amazon
hybridAmazona finschi × viridigenalis
Yellow-shouldered Amazon
speciesAmazona barbadensis
Yellow-billed Amazon
speciesAmazona collaria
Tucumán Amazon
speciesAmazona tucumana
Red-spectacled Amazon
speciesAmazona pretrei
Red-necked Amazon
speciesAmazona arausiaca
Lilacine Amazon
speciesAmazona lilacina
St. Lucia Amazon
speciesAmazona versicolor
Diademed Amazon
speciesAmazona diadema
Black-billed Amazon
speciesAmazona agilis
St. Vincent Amazon
speciesAmazona guildingii
Blue-cheeked Amazon
speciesAmazona dufresniana
Kawall's Amazon
speciesAmazona kawalli
Red-crowned × Yellow-headed Amazon
hybridAmazona viridigenalis × oratrix
Red-crowned × Red-lored Amazon
hybridAmazona viridigenalis × autumnalis
Imperial Amazon
speciesAmazona imperialis
Turquoise-fronted × Yellow-headed Amazon
hybridAmazona aestiva × oratrix
Martinique Parrot
speciesAmazona martinicana
Amazona amazonica × viridigenalis
hybridAmazona amazonica × viridigenalis
Amazona auropalliata × oratrix
hybridAmazona auropalliata × oratrix
Guadeloupe Parrot
speciesAmazona violacea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 18975.