Red Lored Amazons Parrot

The red-lored Amazon parrot is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. Their primary range is from eastern Mexico to Ecuador, though there are a few flocks in central Brazil. They enjoy nesting in tree cavities of tropical forests and tend to live in small flocks. In some areas, human development and trapping for the pet trade have endangered these Amazons. This species was first noted in 1758 by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus, creator of the modern taxonomy system. There are a few subspecies of the red-lored Amazon parrot, which look the same with differences in size.

The red-lored Amazon has primarily vivid green feathers. It boasts bright patches of red on its forehead, which is where it gets its name. There are also touches of red on the wings, and some birds have yellow or orange on their cheeks. They have horn-colored beaks with black tips and greenish-grey legs. Red-lored Amazons are a monomorphic species, a fancy way of saying that males and females look alike. Their eye color can vary, from a golden orange iris to a brown one.