Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix)
About the Yellow-headed Amazon
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. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). It is a popular pet and an excellent talker. Poaching for the international pet trade has driven the species to near-extinction in the wild; around half of all wild-caught birds are thought to die in the process.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 68 recordings for this species: 23 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Germany, Honduras, Mexico, United States in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Lilac-crowned AmazonAmazona finschirecording
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonicarecording
- Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenariusrecording
- Southern Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosarecording
- St. Lucia AmazonAmazona versicolorrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.