Yellow-headed Amazon
Amazona oratrixRidgway, R, 1887
English (US) Yellow-headed Amazon
The Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) 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 oratrix
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1887
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Amazona oratrix oratrix
- Amazona oratrix belizensis
- Amazona oratrix hondurensis
- Amazona oratrix tresmariae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1887
- Type locality
- Petapa, Oaxaca.)
- Original description
- A manual of North American birds p.587
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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