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
Citation:
Ridgway, R 1887
Reference:
Man. N. Amer. Birds
Protonym:
Amazona oratrix
Type locality:
Petapa, Oaxaca.)
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7567798
Avibase ID:
F9D039436E88A0BE
Avibase ID:
avibase-F9D03943
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F9D03943
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554926
Geographic range:
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) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-headed Parrot or Tres Maria Parrot ( Amazona [oratrix or tresmariae]) |
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. 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]) |
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] |
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 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] |
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] |
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] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Yellow-headed Amazon ( Amazona oratrix) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazona oratrix [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Amazona [ochrocephala, oratrix, tresmariae or auropalliata]
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Other synonyms
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