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Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland)
Amazona oratrix [oratrix] (= Amazona oratrix) Ridgway, R 1887
The yellow-headed amazon, 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. 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. Source: Wikipedia
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Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittacidae
Genus:
Amazona
Scientific:
Amazona oratrix
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittacidae
Genus:
Amazona
Scientific:
Amazona oratrix
Original description
Citation:
Ridgway, R 1887
Reference:
Man. N. Amer. Birds
Protonym:
Amazona oratrix
Type locality:
Petapa, Oaxaca.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32493#page/609/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C18AAFA8B64AE534
Avibase ID:
avibase-C18AAFA8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C18AAFA8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714644
English:
Yellow-headed Parrot [oratrix]
Afrikaans:
Geelkopamasone (Vasteland-)
Bulgarian:
Жълтоглава амазона [Група oratrix]
Catalan:
amazona capgroga [grup oratrix]
Czech:
amazoňan zlatohlavý [skupina oratrix]
Danish:
Gulhovedet Amazone (Fastlands)
German:
Gelbkopfamazone [oratrix-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Amazona Cabecigualda (continental)
Spanish (Spain):
Amazona cabecigualda (continental)
Finnish:
keltapääamatsoni (oratrix)
French:
Amazone à tête jaune [oratrix]
Croatian:
žutoglava amazonka [oratrix grupa]
Japanese (romaji):
kigashiraboushiinko (oratrix guru-pu)
Japanese:
キガシラボウシインコ（oratrix グループ）
Dutch:
Geelkopamazone
Norwegian:
gulhodeamazon (oratrix gr.)
Polish:
amazonka żółtogardła [gr. oratrix]
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela [grupo oratrix]
Russian:
Желтоголовый амазон [группа oratrix]
Slovak:
amazoňan žltohlavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Žutoglavi amazonac (sa kontinenta)
Swedish:
gulhuvad amazon
Turkish:
Sarı başlı amazon [oratrix grubu]
Ukrainian:
Амазон жовтоголовий [група oratrix]
Yellow-headed Parrot [oratrix]
Afrikaans:
Geelkopamasone (Vasteland-)
Bulgarian:
Жълтоглава амазона [Група oratrix]
Catalan:
amazona capgroga [grup oratrix]
Czech:
amazoňan zlatohlavý [skupina oratrix]
Danish:
Gulhovedet Amazone (Fastlands)
German:
Gelbkopfamazone [oratrix-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Amazona Cabecigualda (continental)
Spanish (Spain):
Amazona cabecigualda (continental)
Finnish:
keltapääamatsoni (oratrix)
French:
Amazone à tête jaune [oratrix]
Croatian:
žutoglava amazonka [oratrix grupa]
Japanese (romaji):
kigashiraboushiinko (oratrix guru-pu)
Japanese:
キガシラボウシインコ（oratrix グループ）
Dutch:
Geelkopamazone
Norwegian:
gulhodeamazon (oratrix gr.)
Polish:
amazonka żółtogardła [gr. oratrix]
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela [grupo oratrix]
Russian:
Желтоголовый амазон [группа oratrix]
Slovak:
amazoňan žltohlavý (skup.)
Serbian:
Žutoglavi amazonac (sa kontinenta)
Swedish:
gulhuvad amazon
Turkish:
Sarı başlı amazon [oratrix grubu]
Ukrainian:
Амазон жовтоголовий [група oratrix]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-headed Parrot [oratrix] ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Yellow-headed Parrot [oratrix] ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.52: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland) ( Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group]) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Amazona ochrocephala oratrix [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Amazona ochrocephala oratrix [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazona oratrix [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Amazona oratrix
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Geelkopamasone (Vasteland-)
Belarusian: Жоўтагаловый амазон
Bulgarian: Жълтоглава амазона [Група oratrix], Жълточела амазона
Catalan: amazona capgroga [grup oratrix], Lloro de cap groc, Papagai capgroc
Montenegrin: žutoglavi amazonac, жутоглави амазонац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): жутоглави амазонац
Czech: amazoňan velký, amazoňan zlatohlavý, amazoňan zlatohlavý [skupina oratrix]
Welsh: Amason penfelyn
Danish: Gulhovedet Amazone, Gulhovedet Amazone (Fastlands)
German: Gelbkopfamazone, Gelbkopfamazone [oratrix Gruppe], Gelbkopfamazone [oratrix-Gruppe]
English: Yellow-headed Amazon, Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland), Yellow-headed Parrot, Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland), Yellow-headed Parrot [oratrix]
[ENAV]: Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland)
English, HBW: Yellow-headed Amazon (Mainland)
[ENHK]: Yellow-headed Amazon [oratrix Group]
English (IOC): Yellow-headed Amazon
English (United States): Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland)
Esperanto: Flavkapa amazonpapago
Spanish: Amazona cabeciamarilla, Amazona cabecigualda, Amazona Cabecigualda (continental), Loro Cabeza Amarilla, Loro Cabeza Amarilla (grupo oratrix)
Spanish (Spain): Amazona cabecigualda (continental)
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-headed Parrot (Mainland)
Spanish (Honduras): Loro Cabeza Amarilla (grupo oratrix)
Spanish (Mexico): Loro Cabeza Amarilla (grupo oratrix), Loro cabeza-amarilla
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Cotorra Cabeciamarilla [grupo oratrix]
Estonian: kuldpea-amatsoonpapagoi
Finnish: keltapääamatsoni, keltapääamatsoni (oratrix)
French: Amazone à tête jaune, Amazone à tête jaune (continentale), Amazone à tête jaune (forme continentale), Amazone à tête jaune [oratrix], Azamone à tête jaune
French (Guyane): Amazone à tête jaune (groupe oratrix)
Frisian: Gielkopamazone
Irish: Amasóin cheannbhuí
Galician: Papagaio de cabeza amarela
Croatian: žutoglava amazonka, žutoglava amazonka [oratrix grupa]
Hungarian: sárgafejű amazon
Italian: Amazzone testagialla
Japanese (romaji): kibitaiboushiinko, kigashiraboushiinko (oratrix guru-pu)
Japanese: キガシラボウシインコ, キガシラボウシインコ (oratrix グループ), キガシラボウシインコ（oratrix グループ）
Scientific: Amazona ochrocephala oratrix, Amazona oratrix, Amazona oratrix [oratrix Group], Amazona oratrix [oratrix], Amazona oratrix oratrix
Lithuanian: Geltongalvė amazonė, Geltongalvė papūga
Latvian: dzeltengalvas amazone
Maltese: pappagall rasu safra
Dutch: Geelkopamazone, Geelkopamazone (oratrix groep)
Norwegian: Gulhodeamazon, gulhodeamazon (oratrix gr.)
Polish: amazonka żółtogardła, amazonka żółtogardła [gr. oratrix]
Portuguese: papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela [grupo oratrix]
Romanian: Amazona cu cap galben
Russian: Желтоголовый амазон, Желтоголовый амазон [группа oratrix]
Slovak: amazoňan žltohlavý, amazoňan žltohlavý (skup.)
Slovenian: Rumenoglava amazonka
Serbian: Veliki žutoglavi amazonac, Žutoglavi amazonac (sa kontinenta)
Swedish: Gulhuvad amazon, Gulhuvad amazonpapegoja
Turkish: Sarı başlı amazon, Sarı başlı amazon [oratrix grubu]
Ukrainian: амазон жовтоголовий, Амазон жовтоголовий [група oratrix]
Chinese: 双黄头亚马逊鹦鹉, 雙黃頭亞馬遜鸚鵡
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頭亞馬遜鸚哥
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