| Lilac-crowned amazon | |
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| At Xcaret Eco Park, Mexico | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. finschi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amazona finschi (Sclater, PL, 1864)
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The lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi), also known as lilac-crowned parrot, Finsch's parrot or Finsch's amazon, is a parrot endemic to the Pacific slopes of Mexico. Also known as Finsch's amazon, it is characterised by green plumage, a maroon forehead, and a violet-blue crown and neck.
In 2006, BirdLife International classified this species as vulnerable. In 2014, IUCN uplisted this species to Endangered.[1]
The species name of this bird, finschi, commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch.
- ^ a b "Amazona finschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. BirdLife International: e.T22686268A179290500. 12 November 2021 [2020]. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686268A179290500.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices". cites.org. CITES. Retrieved 2022-01-14.