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Yellow-lored Amazon  (Amazona xantholora)

Also Known As: Yellow-lored Parrot, Yucatan Amazon or Parrot
 
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Yellow-lored Amazon (Amazona xantholora)

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Did You Know?
In the wild the Yellow-lored Amazon looks more streamlined in its body shape than other amazons do, suggesting it spends more time on the wing.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: Found in Yucatan Peninsula and lsla Cozumel, SE Mexico, and N Belize.

Habitat:
Found mainly below 300m (984 ft) in more open, drier deciduous scrub forest and Pinus woodland; has overlap with White-fronted Amazon.

Threat Summary:
None apparent so far.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Eats pods of Acacia sp., maize and citrus fruits.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Found in flocks, in groups of up to 1500 birds. Mostly feed in tree tops.

Clutch and Egg Size:
4 or 5

Breeding Season:
March, Yucatan Peninsula; April-May, Belize.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.zoosociety.org/pdf/BWBPubs/BirdsofCentralBelizeCaribGeog.pdf

More Info Sites:
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/041980.HTM