Yellow-headed Parrot
Amazona oratrix
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 2,096
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), also known as the yellow-headed parrot and double yellow-headed amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America. Measuring 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) in length, it is a stocky short-tailed green parrot with a yellow head. It prefers to live in mangrove forests or forests near rivers or other bodies of water. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). It is a popular pet and an excellent talker. Poaching for the international pet trade has driven the species to near-extinction in the wild; around half of all wild-caught birds are thought to die in the process.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yellow-headed amazon”.