Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Cuban Parrot

Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Cuban Amazon, Bahama Parrot, Bahama Amazon, White-headed Amazon, White-headed Parrot
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Palpite, Zapata Swamp, Matanzas Province, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Palpite, Zapata Swamp, Matanzas Province, Cuba - Feb, 2005 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

N. West Indies;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Bahamas (s. Abaco at Abaco National Park s. of Crossing Rock and Great Inagua).
(2) W. Cuba and Isle of Pines.
(3) C. and e. Cuba.
(4) Little Cayman and Cayman Brac Is.
Formerly Little Cayman Is.
(5) Grand Cayman Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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