Avibase: Amazona barbadensis (Yellow-shouldered Amazon)

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Yellow-shouldered Amazon

Amazona barbadensis (Gmelin, JF 1788)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Susan Davis	2023-09-10	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	611824188 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Susan Davis	2023-08-14	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	603341071 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Jedidiah Gray	2024-01-23	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	613972681 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Joost van Bruggen	2021-08-05	Lake Goto, Bonaire, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) (10 m)	adult, call, female, male - [sono]	669348 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Peter Boesman	1997-07-06	Foothills of Serrania de San Luis, Falcon, Falcón (Venezuela) (50 - 200 m)	call - ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 61 side A track 2 seq. A)	218353 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Paul A. Schwartz	1976-08-30	2.0 km E of Piritu, Anzoátegui, Venezuela, Anzoátegui (Venezuela)	-	64613 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Francisco Contreras @francontreras.80	2026-03-16	, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	653107745 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Milo Nikolic	2025-08-16	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	640388378 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Jedidiah Gray	2024-01-23	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	613943314 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Peter Boesman	2003-07-28	Peninsula de Araya, Sucre, Sucre (Venezuela) (0 - 100 m)	call - ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 172 side B track 19 seq. A)	218352 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Michael Weisensee	2024-08-03	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	622205529 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Gianco Angelozzi-Blanco	2019-08-14	Quebrada La Vieja, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, Nueva Esparta (Venezuela)	- roosting site.	312845671 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Juan Yarza	2021-05-26	Posada El Gallo, Falcón, Venezuela, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	342491391 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Gianco Angelozzi-Blanco	2019-08-14	Quebrada La Vieja, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, Nueva Esparta (Venezuela)	-	312849501 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Tessa Rhinehart	2023-03-07	, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	608700975 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Julio Loyo	2023-07-15	, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	594455571 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Rafael Salcedo	2025-08-03	, Nueva Esparta (Venezuela)	-	640165972 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Julio Loyo	2022-08-30	, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	479861981 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Francisco Contreras @francontreras.80	2026-03-16	, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	653107703 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Peter Boesman	1997-07-06	Foothills of Serrania de San Luis, Falcon, Falcón (Venezuela) (50 - 200 m)	call - ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 60 side B track 34 seq. A)	218354 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Fernando Nunes	2025-01-25	, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	629857279 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Gianco Angelozzi-Blanco	2019-07-09	Quebrada La Chica, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, Nueva Esparta (Venezuela)	-	312850721 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Jessica R. Eberhard	2001-02-14	Dos Pos, Bonaire (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)	-	109267 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-shouldered Amazon - Amazona barbadensis	Francisco Contreras @francontreras.80	2026-03-17	, Falcón (Venezuela)	-	653122494 macaulaylibrary.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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