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Hispaniolan amazon

Amazona ventralis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

VUVulnerableparrots

The hispaniolan amazon (Amazona ventralis) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 214 g to 235.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Hispaniolan amazon (Amazona ventralis)
Photo: TJ Lin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hispaniolan amazon

Weight
214 g – 235.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hispaniolan amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the hispaniolan amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Hispaniolan parrot (Amazona ventralis), also known as Hispaniolan amazon, is a species of psittaciform bird of the family Psittacidae endemic to Hispaniola, which includes the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Its white forehead, light beak, white eye-ring, blue ear patch, and maroon belly patch are the main features that differentiate it from other amazons. Its body measures about 28 centimeters in length. A typical adult weighs 250g (8.75 oz).

This species was widespread in Hispaniola, but it suffered a significant decline during the twentieth century. Its range was mainly limited to inland mountains in the 1930s and is becoming more typical in metropolitan cities such as Santo Domingo.

From the Wikipedia article “Hispaniolan amazon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hispaniolan_amazon&oldid=1378893365), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hispaniolan amazon endangered?

The hispaniolan amazon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the hispaniolan amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona ventralis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Synonyms Psittacus ventralis

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Hispaniolan AmazonEnglish
  • Hispaniolan AmazonEnglish
  • Hispaniolan AmazonEnglish
  • Hispaniolan parrotEnglish
  • Hispaniolan parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء هسبنيوليArabic
  • أمازون هسبنيوليArabic
  • Amazona de la HispaniolaCatalan
  • papagai de la HispaniolaCatalan
  • amazoňan haitskýCzech
  • amason HispaniolaWelsh
  • Hispañiola AmazoneDanish
  • HaitiamazoneGerman
  • BlaukronenamazoneGerman
  • Haiti-AmazoneGerman
  • HispaniolaamazoneGerman
  • hispaniola amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • CotorraSpanish
  • Amazona de La EspañolaSpanish
  • Cotorra de la EspañolaSpanish
  • Cotorra de la HispaniolaSpanish
  • Loro de HispaniolaSpanish
  • haiti amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • آمازون هیسپانیولاPersian
  • haitinamatsoniFinnish
  • hispaniolanamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone d'HispaniolaFrench
  • Amazone d’HispaniolaFrench
  • Papagaio de HispaniolaGalician
  • hispaniolska amazonkaCroatian
  • kékkoronás amazonHungarian
  • Սևականջ ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone di HispaniolaItalian
  • ミミグロボウシインコJapanese
  • haitinė amazonėLithuanian
  • Juodausė amazonėLithuanian
  • Шим пӹлӹшӓн амазонWestern Mari
  • Hispaniola-amazoneDutch
  • amazonka czarnouchaPolish
  • ہسپیونیولی ایمیزنWestern Panjabi
  • papagaio-haitianoPortuguese
  • Papagaio hispânicoPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-hispaniolaPortuguese
  • papagaio-dominicanoPortuguese
  • Черноухий амазонRussian
  • amazoňan korunkatýSlovak
  • Plavokruni amazonacSerbian
  • hispaniolaamazonSwedish
  • Hispanyola AmazonuTurkish
  • амазон домініканськийUkrainian
  • 白眶绿鹦哥Chinese
  • 希斯潘諾拉亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese

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Relatives of the hispaniolan amazon

Other species in the same genus Amazona.

NT, Near Threatened
Cuban amazon (Amazona leucocephala)

Cuban amazon

Amazona leucocephala

Psittacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hispaniolan amazon?

An adult hispaniolan amazon weighs 214 g – 235.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hispaniolan amazon endangered?

The hispaniolan amazon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the hispaniolan amazon?

The hispaniolan amazon (Amazona ventralis) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{hispaniolan_amazon_2026,
  title = {Hispaniolan amazon (Amazona ventralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hispaniolan-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}