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Yellow-headed Amazon
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:
F9D039436E88A0BE
Avibase ID:
avibase-F9D03943
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F9D03943
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554926
ENDANGERED
English:
Yellow-headed Parrot
Afrikaans:
Geelkopamasone
Azerbaijani:
Sarıbaş amazon tutuquşu
Bulgarian:
Жълтоглава амазона
Catalan:
Papagai capgroc
Czech:
amazoňan zlatohlavý
Danish:
Gulhovedet Amazone
German:
Gelbkopfamazone
Esperanto:
flavkapa amazonpapago
Spanish:
Amazona cabecigualda
Spanish (Spain):
Amazona cabecigualda
Estonian:
kuldkiird-amatsoonpapagoi
Finnish:
keltapääamatsoni
French:
Amazone à tête jaune
Croatian:
žutoglava amazonka
Hungarian:
sárgafejű amazon
Italian:
Amazzone testagialla
Japanese (romaji):
kigashiraboushiinko
Japanese:
キガシラボウシインコ
Lithuanian:
Geltongalvė papūga
Latvian:
dzeltengalvas amazone
Dutch:
Geelkopamazone
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulhovudamazon
Norwegian:
Gulhodeamazon
Polish:
amazonka żółtogardła
Portuguese:
Papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Russian:
Желтоголовый амазон
Slovak:
amazoňan žltohlavý
Serbian:
Veliki žutoglavi amazonac
Swedish:
gulhuvad amazon/maríasamazon
Turkish:
Sarı başlı amazon
Ukrainian:
амазон жовтоголовий
Chinese:
雙黃頭亞馬遜鸚鵡
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頭亞馬遜鸚哥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-headed Parrot (excl. ssp. caribaea, parvipes) ( Amazona oratrix [excl. caribaea and parvipes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-headed Parrot (excl. ssp. caribaea, parvipes) ( Amazona oratrix [excl. caribaea and parvipes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-headed Parrot (excl. ssp. caribaea, parvipes) ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
| Avilist 2025: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Amazone à tête jaune ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Amazone à tête jaune ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazona oratrix [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Amazona [ochrocephala, oratrix, tresmariae or auropalliata]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Geelkopamasone
Azerbaijani: Sarıbaş amazon tutuquşu
Bulgarian: Жълтоглава амазона
Catalan: Papagai capgroc
Czech: Amazonan velký, amazoňan velký, amazoňan zlatohlavý
Danish: Gulhovedet Amazone
German: Gelbkopfamazone, Große Gelbkopfamazone, Surinamamazone
English: Mexican yellow-headed amazon, Yellow-headed Amazon, Yellow-headed Parrot, Yellow-headed Parrot (excl. ssp. caribaea, parvipes), Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot
[ENAV]: Yellow-headed Amazon
English, HBW: Yellow-headed Amazon
English (IOC): Yellow-headed/Tres Marias Amazon
English (United States): Yellow-headed Parrot
Esperanto: Flavkapa amazonpapago
Spanish: Amazona cabecigualda, Cotorra Cabeciamarilla, Loro Cabeciamarillo, Loro Cabeza Amarilla, loro cabeza-amarilla
Spanish (Spain): Amazona cabecigualda
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-headed Parrot
Spanish (Honduras): Loro Cabeza Amarilla
Spanish (Mexico): Loro Cabeciamarillo, loro cabeza amarilla, loro cabeza-amarilla
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Cotorra Cabeciamarilla
Estonian: kuldkiird-amatsoonpapagoi, kuldpea-amatsoonpapagoi
Finnish: Keltapääamatsoni
French: Amazone à raie jaune, Amazone à tête jaune, Amazone à tête jaune ou A. des Tres Marias, Amazone de Levaillant
French (Guyane): Amazone à tête jaune
Croatian: žutoglava amazonka
Hungarian: sárgafejű amazon
Italian: Amazzone testa gialla del Messico, Amazzone testagialla
Japanese (romaji): kibitaiboushiinko, kigashiraboushiinko
Japanese: キガシラボウシインコ, キビタイボウシインコ
Scientific: Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae], Amazona ochrocephala oratrix, Amazona oratrix, Amazona oratrix [excl. caribaea and parvipes], Amazona oratrix oratrix
Lithuanian: Geltongalvė papūga
Latvian: dzeltengalvas amazone
Dutch: Geelkopamazone
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulhovudamazon
Norwegian: Gulhodeamazon, Gulhodet amason, Gulhodet amasonpapegøye
Polish: amazonka zóltogardla, amazonka żółtogardła
Portuguese: Papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela
Russian: Желтоголовый амазон
Slovak: amazoňan žltohlavý
Serbian: Veliki žutoglavi amazonac
Swedish: Gulhuvad amazon, gulhuvad amazon/maríasamazon, Gulhuvad amazonpapegoja
Turkish: Sarı başlı amazon
Ukrainian: амазон жовтоголовий
Chinese: 雙黃頭亞馬遜鸚鵡
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頭亞馬遜鸚哥
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