Other Scientific Names
Amazona xanthops [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Amazona xanthops [Stotz et al. (1996)], Amazona xanthops [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Amazona xanthops [Collar et al. (1994)], Amazona xanthops [BirdLife International (2000)], Amazona xanthops [BirdLife International (2004)]
Other Names (World)
Yellow-faced Amazon, Yellow-faced Parrot, Brazilian Yellow-faced Parrot
Interior Brazil from Maranhío south to northern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation with high-quality cerrado grasslands are being rapidly destroyed by mechanised agriculture, intensive cattle-ranching, afforestation, invasive grasses, excessive use of pesticides and annual burning, trade, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
High-pitched 'kréwe-kréwe' and 'grayo-grayo' calls.
Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) [XC11367]
by Marcelo Villegas from Tapira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil (?)
Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) [XC76065]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Vila de Sao Jorge, Alto Paraiso de Goi\u00e1s -Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (call)
Subspecies
Placement within genus Amazona has been questioned.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) which is larger, with turquoise forecrown and different breast pattern.
References
See References.