Amazon Parrot

Yellow-headed Amazon parrot
Amazona oratrix
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
Population statistics

Amazon parrots are a genus of raucous birds within the order Psittaciformes, consisting of about 32 species found in the tropical regions of Central and South America. Nearly all are kept as cage birds, with several species vying with the African gray parrot as masters of the imitation of human speech and many other sounds. It is primarily due to the pet trade that several species are threatened with extinction.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 1.1 Phylogeny
* 2 References
* 3 External links

## Description[edit]

Amazon parrots are medium-sized birds with short, blunt tails, unlike their macaw and conure relatives. Green is the predominant color, however, individual species are normally identified by a specific color characteristic, i.e. the patch of yellow on the yellow-headed amazon, or the patches of blue and red on the festive amazon.

Amazons have an upright stance when perched; when not flying they move about in the trees using their hooked beak as a climbing aid. On the ground they walk with a rolling gait. Both feet are zygodactyl, i.e. two toes in front, two toes behind, a trait shared with owls and woodpeckers. Amazons further use one foot as a "hand" to hold and bring food to its mouth.

Amazon plumage, as well as that of other parrots, is also unique in that the brilliant colors are not the result of diet; they are made directly within the feathers by a set of five pigments, or psittacofulvins, a trait found in no other bird species.[2]

### Phylogeny[edit]

* Family Psittacidae

Subfamily Psittacinae

Tribe Arini

Genus Amazona

Black-billed Amazon parrot, Amazona agilis
Blue-cheeked Amazon parrot, Amazona dufresniana
Blue-fronted Amazon parrot, Amazona aestiva
Cuban Amazon parrot, Amazona leucocephala
Festive Amazon parrot, Amazona festiva
Guadelupe Amazon parrot, Amazona violacea (extinct)
Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, Amazona ventralis
Imperial Amazon parrot, Amazona imperialis
Kawall's Amazon parrot, Amazona kawalli
Lilac-crowned Amazon parrot, Amazona finschi
Martinique Amazon parrot, Amazona martinica (extinct)
Mealy Amazon parrot, Amazona farinosa
Orange-winged Amazon parrot, Amazona amazonica
Puerto Rican Amazon parrot, Amazona vittata
Red-browed Amazon parrot, Amazona rhodocorytha
Red-crowned Amazon parrot, Amazona viridigenalis
Red-lored Amazon parrot, Amazona autumnalis
Red-necked Amazon parrot, Amazona arausiaca
Red-spectacled Amazon parrot, Amazona pretrei
Red-tailed Amazon parrot, Amazona brasiliensis
St. Lucia Amazon parrot, Amazona versicolor
St. Vincent Amazon parrot, Amazona guildingii
Scaly-naped Amazon parrot, Amazona mercenarius
Tucuman Amazon parrot, Amazona tucumana
Vinaceous Amazon parrot, Amazona vinacea
White-fronted Amazon parrot, Amazona albifrons
Yellow-billed Amazon parrot, Amazona collaria
Yellow-crowned Amazon parrot, Amazona ochrocephala
Yellow-headed Amazon parrot, Amazona oratrix
Yellow-naped Amazon parrot, Amazona auropalliata
Yellow-shouldered Amazon parrot, Amazona barbadensis
Yucatan Amazon parrot, Amazona xantholora

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.parrotsinternational.org/
2. ↑ https://creation.com/parrot-fashion

## External links[edit]

* Parrot feathers - a problem for evolutionists