Lilac-crowned Amazon - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Marysan
Shot at La Mesa, California

Alternative name: Lilac-crowned Parrot

Amazona finschi

Identification

Pale purple crown and red forehead. Blue-black trim on flight feathers and large red patch on secondaries. Sexes are similar. Juvenile has dark brown eyes.

Distribution

Native to Mexico. Introduced populations in Florida, Texas, and California, USA. In California and Texas, they hybridize with the (also introduced) Red-crowned Amazon.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forested slopes and mountains.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Lilac-crowned Amazon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lilac-crowned_Amazon

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