Red-crowned Amazon
Amazona viridigenalis(Cassin, J, 1853)
English (US) Red-crowned Amazon
The Red-crowned Amazon (Amazona viridigenalis) 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.
Range: lowlands of northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León to northern Veracruz)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Amazona viridigenalis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Red-crowned Amazon
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysotis viridigenalis
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1853)
- Type locality
- South America, error = northeastern Mexico.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6 p.371
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Tucuman Amazon
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Red-spectacled Amazon
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Lilac-crowned Amazon
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Red-lored Amazon
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Lilacine Amazon
Amazona lilacina
Diademed Amazon
Amazona diadema
Blue-cheeked Amazon
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Red-browed Amazon
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