Alternative name: Yucatan Parrot; Yucatan Amazon, Yellow-lored Parrot
- Amazona xantholora
Identification
26–28 cm (10¼-11 in)
Compared with White-fronted Amazon which is the most likely confusing species within range, Yellow-lored Amazon has the red area around the eye broken by yellow just above the line from eye to bill, has a larger white crown reaching back above the eye, has red shoulder, and tends to look more scaly in the neck area.
Distribution
Central America: found in south-eastern Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula and Cozumel Island), Belize and Honduras.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Second growth, deciduous scrub, pine woods and edges of humid forest.
Behaviour
Often will fly around in smaller flocks.
Diet
There is little information available about their diet, but probably similar to White-fronted Amazon.
Breeding
They breed during March and April, using a tree hollow for nesting. They lay 4 eggs, which are incubated for about 22-23 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-lored Amazon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-lored_Amazon
External Links
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