Red-crowned Amazon (Amazona viridigenalis)
About the Red-crowned Amazon
The red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), also known as the red-crowned parrot, green-cheeked amazon or Mexican red-headed parrot, is an endangered amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico and possibly southern Texas in the United States. A 1994 study estimated wild populations of between 2,000 and 4,300 mature individuals; the IUCN Red List considers it a globally endangered species with a decreasing population. The main threats to the native bird's survival are the illegal export of trapped birds from Mexico to the United States for the pet trade and the destruction of their natural habitat, the lowland forests of northeastern Mexico.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 39 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 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.