Green-cheeked Amazon

Their appearance is generally green with the most notable features being a bright red forehead and crown, dark blue streaks behind the eyes, and light green cheeks.

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The Green-cheeked Amazon is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Green-Cheeked Amazon, Green Cheek Amazon, Mexican Redhead Parrot, Red-Crowned Amazon. Scientific Name: Amazona viridigenalis. Origin: Mexico. Size: About 13 inches in length from the beak to the tip of the tailfeathers. Average Lifespan: 60+ years. More

Red-crowned Parrot, Green-cheeked Amazon, or Mexican Red-headed Parrot, is an endangered Amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico. The current native wild population of between 1,000 and 2,000 is decreasing. The main threats to its survival are the illegal export of trapped birds from Mexico to the United States and the destruction of habitat. More

Images Green-cheeked Amazon perched on branch The green-cheeked Amazon is a striking bird with a large head and a big, yellow bill. The feathers are mainly green, with black edges, but the forehead is bright red. A half-moon shaped blue-violet band runs from the cheeks around the back of the ... More

Green-cheeked Amazon perched on branch Green-cheeked Amazon perched on branchPrint factsheet Facts - Also known as: amapola, Mexican red-headed parrot, red-crowned Amazon, red-crowned parrot Spanish: Amapola, Amazona Tamaulipeca, Loro Cabeza Roja, Loro Famaulipeco Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Psittaciformes More

Red-crowned Amazon (Amazona viridigenalis) also known as Green-cheeked Amazon, Red-crowned Parrot, or Mexican Red-headed ParrotTheir plumage is generally green with the most notable features being dark blue streaks behind the eyes, a bright red forehead and crown with light green cheeks. Their forehead, crown, and lores (the regions between the eyes and bill on the side of a bird's head) have red feathers. There is a violet blue band from above their eyes to their neck - this blue band is absent in very young birds. More

provide green-cheeked Amazon receives a balanced, low-fat diet of pellets, fruits and vegetables along with plenty of exercise. These pet birds are also susceptible to vitamin-A and calcium deficiencies and psittacosis. Larger housing is ideal for green-cheeked Amazons to give them plenty of room to climb, fly and play for exercise. More

Did You Know?The Green-cheeked Amazon is well established and its population is increasing in Los Angeles, CA but in the wild is endangered. Species Profile Genus: Amazona Species: viridigenalis Size: Adult Weight: 30-33cm (11.7-12.8 in). 270g (9. More

Green-cheeked Amazon in tree © Bowles/Erickson | http://www.amazornia.com Green-cheeked Amazon closeup © Bowles/Erickson | http://www.amazornia.com Green-cheeked Amazon on top of tree © Bowles/Erickson | http://www.amazornia.com Green-cheeked Amazon perching © Bowles/Erickson | http://www.amazornia.com Page 1 of 6 pages 1 2 3 > Last » Copyright © 2008 World Parrot Trust - All rights reserved. More

only cinnamon green-cheeked Amazons to have ever been produced in captivity. More

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Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittacidae
Genus : Amazona
Species : viridigenalis
Authority : (Cassin, 1853)