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Green-cheeked Amazon  

Also Known As: Red-crowned Amazon (Parrot), Mexican Red-headed Parrot
 
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Green-cheeked Amazon

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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 (9.4 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Male-body green, with soft black margins to feathers of nape to mantle and upper breast; dark red forehead, crown and lores; purple/blue band from above the eye down the sides of the neck; at bases of secondary feathers 1-5 is red, the remainder green; green tail. Bill dull yellow. Eye ring pale grey, eye yellow. Female-red less evident on crown.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adult but with less red on head. Eye pale grey.

Call: Shrill screaming voice usually followed by ascending notes. Chattering also heard, though raspy.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

Central Pets http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt5693.html

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1669&m=0

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.

Avian Pediatric Seminar Proceedings, various authors, 1988.