Cuban Amazon
Amazona leucocephala(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Cuban Amazon
The Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Amazona leucocephala
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Cuban Amazon
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Amazona leucocephala bahamensis
- Amazona leucocephala leucocephala
- Amazona leucocephala caymanensis
- Amazona leucocephala hesterna
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus leucocephalus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- America = Cuba, restricted to eastern Cuba by Barbour, Mem. Nuttall Orn. CI., no. 6, 1923, p. 82.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.100
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family African and New World Parrots
Yellow-shouldered Amazon
Amazona barbadensis
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Amazona aestiva
Black-billed Amazon
Amazona agilis
White-fronted Amazon
Amazona albifrons
Yucatan Amazon
Amazona xantholora
Yellow-billed Amazon
Amazona collaria
Hispaniolan Amazon
Amazona ventralis
Puerto Rican Amazon
Amazona vittata
Mealy Amazon
Amazona farinosa
Kawall's Amazon
Amazona kawalli
Imperial Amazon
Amazona imperialis
Red-tailed Amazon
Amazona brasiliensis
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