Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Yellow-headed Parrot

Yellow-headed Parrot Amazona oratrix

Described by: Ridgway (1887)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-headed Amazon
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

C. Central America;
(1) Sw. and s. Mexico (on the w. slope in Colima and Guerrero and in the e. from Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas to Yucatan, Veracruz, Tabasco and e. Oaxaca).
(2) Tres Marias Is.
(3) Belize.
(4) Ex. nw. Honduras (Sula Valley) where this form may have been recently introduced.
Introduced to California, Florida and Puerto Rico.

Videos

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Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

References

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

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