Imperial Amazon Parrot

Imperial Amazon parrot
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Superorder	Psittacimorphae
Order	Psittaciformes
Family Information
Family	Psittacidae
Sub-family	Psittacinae
Tribe Information
Tribe	Arini
Genus Information
Genus	Amazona
Species Information
Species	A. imperialis
Population statistics

The Imperial Amazon parrot (Amazona imperialis), also known as the Sisserou, is the largest parrot in the genus Amazona, measuring about 18 inches long. Like most Amazona parrots, it is mostly green, but it has a unique purple head and chest, setting it apart from related species.

It is restricted to the Caribbean island of Dominica, where it is the national bird, even appearing on the national flag. Because of its restricted range, it is endangered, but it is protected by Dominican law.