Yellow-headed Amazon

Amazona oratrix Ridgway, 1887

38–43 cmLength477 gWeight

The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), also known as the yellow-headed parrot and double yellow-headed amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Germany, Mexico

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Germany, Mexico

Yellow-headed Amazon has been recorded at 32 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Anzalduas ParkUnited States80 records
Max-Eyth-See, StuttgartGermany62 records
Hahamongna Watershed ParkUnited States51 records

More places

Estero Llano Grande SP WBCUnited States28 records
Camino a MisnébalamMexico18 records
Frontera Audubon CenterUnited States17 records
Peck Rd. Water Conservation ParkUnited States14 records
UTRGV BrownsvilleUnited States11 records
Bentsen-Rio Grande Val. SP WBC (Mission)United States11 records
Descanso GardensUnited States10 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Germany Mexico Puerto Rico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), 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.

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