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 EN    Lilac-crowned Parrot* Id (Atlas):
    Amazona finschi Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Lilac-crowned Amazon, Lilac-crowned Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30.50 - 34.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1864)

Habitat
Deciduous and semi-deciduous forests along the coast, as well as pine-oak forests. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Mexico (B) (NB).

North-west to south-western Mexico. Feral population in Los Angeles, USA.
 
Population
Estimated population is 7,000 - 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat loss and degradation, mostly for conversion to both small-holder and large-scale cultivation and pasture, trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Varied and raucous, including a shrill 'krih-krih', a rolling 'krreeeih', a deeper 'kyah'ha' and an almost raven-like 'krra krra'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

 
Lilac-crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi) [XC804983]
     by Efra\u00edn Octavio from Guadalupe Hidalgo, San Lorenzo Cacaotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico (song)

 
Lilac-crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi) [XC353202]
     by fernando mondaca fernandez from Arroyo La Aduana, \u00c1lamos, Sonora, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Red-lored Parrot (Amazona autumnalis).

Proposed northern subspecies woodi very poorly differentiated.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons) which is smaller, with red patch on alula and upper primary coverts. Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix) which is told by a heavier build, shorter tail and yellow on head.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) - 10 files


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