Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Vulnerable
Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis)
Taxonomy
French: Amazone à épaulettes jaunes German: Gelbflügelamazone Spanish: Amazona de hombro gualda
Other common names:
Yellow-shouldered Parrot
Taxonomy:
Psittacus barbadensis
J. F. Gmelin
, 1788,Barbados; error = Venezuela
.Distribution:
Isolated populations in coastal Venezuela (Falcón to Sucre) and islands of Margarita and La Blanquilla; also W Leeward Antilles on Curaçao (probably feral#R) and Bonaire; extinct on Aruba.
Descriptive notes
33 cm. Green with narrow dark edges to feathers giving light scaled effect, bluish tinge on underparts; forehead white shading to yellow on mid-crown and around eye, with... read more
Voice
A variety of screeches and calls, rather high-pitched. In flight, typically a high-pitched... read more
Habitat
Xerophytic vegetation such as dry cactus scrubland and thornbush in lowland areas where annual... read more
Food and feeding
Fruits, seeds and/or flowers of Platymiscum, Pithecellobium, Piptadenia, Piscidia, Bulnesia,... read more
Breeding
Laying since late Mar–early Apr; chicks fledge Jun–Aug. Nest in hole in tree, cactus or cliff. Clutch 1–6 eggs (mean... read more
Movements
None certainly documented, but non-breeding wandering in search of food likely; occasional... read more
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. CITES I. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Heavily exploited everywhere for largely internal pet trade, compounded by tourist developments on the... read more
Sometimes placed in genus Chrysotis. Thought to be closely related to A. aestiva#R. Proposed race rothschildi for Caribbean islands invalid. Monotypic.