Alternative name: Red-crowned Amazon
- Amazona viridigenalis
Identification
33 cm (13 in)
- Green overall plumage
- Red lores, forehead and mid-crown
- White orbital ring
- Bright green cheeks and ear-coverts
- Bluish-grey streaks from eyes down the neck
Distribution
They have been introduced to Texas, California, and Hawaii.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They are found in tropical evergreen gallery forests, in dry lowlands. Also deciduous canyon woodlands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of nuts, berries, fruits, berries, flowers and nectar depending on the season. Some populations are very dependent on pine seeds.
Breeding
They nest in tree cavities originally used by woodpeckers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-crowned Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-crowned_Parrot
