Red-crowned amazon

Red-crowned amazon
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
Species:
A. viridigenalis
Binomial name
Amazona viridigenalis
(Cassin, 1853)

The red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), also known as the red-crowned parrot, green-cheeked amazon or Mexican red-headed parrot, is an endangered amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico and possibly southern Texas in the United States.[3][4] A 1994 study estimated wild populations of between 2,000 and 4,300 mature individuals; the IUCN Red List considers it a globally endangered species with a decreasing population.[1] The main threats to the native bird's survival are the illegal export of trapped birds from Mexico to the United States for the pet trade and the destruction of their natural habitat, the lowland forests of northeastern Mexico.[5]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2021). "Amazona viridigenalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22686259A152441187. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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  5. ^ "Red-crowned Parrot". American Bird Conservancy. Retrieved 25 February 2018.