Yellow-shouldered Amazon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Amazona barbadensis, Yellow-shouldered parrot
species of bird
Species
Near Threatenedvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- Commons category
- Amazona barbadensis
- taxon name
- Amazona barbadensis
- Commons gallery
- Amazona barbadensis
- taxon common name
- papagaio-d'ombros-amarelos
- litter size
- 3.2
- egg incubation period
- 27
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- A. barbadensis
- taxon range
- South America
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Encyclopedic overview
The yellow-shouldered amazon (Amazona barbadensis), also known as the yellow-shouldered parrot, is a parrot of the genus Amazona that is found in the arid areas of northern Venezuela, the Venezuelan islands of Margarita and La Blanquilla, and the island of Bonaire (Caribbean Netherlands). It has been extirpated from and reintroduced to Aruba and introduced to Curaçao.
Taxonomy
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