Double Yellow-headed Amazon

Amazona oratrix oratrix

Classification

Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Germany · 2

Sources and credits

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Double Yellow-headed Amazon

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