CreatureData

Imperial amazon

Amazona imperialis Richmond, 1899

CRCritically Endangeredparrots

The imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 529.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis)
Photo: Amazona_imperialis_-Roseau_-Dominica_-aviary-6a.jpg : Andrew Szymanski… · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the imperial amazon

Weight
529.5 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
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the imperial amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the imperial amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) or Dominican amazon, also known as the sisserou or sisserou parrot, is a parrot found only on the Caribbean island of Dominica. It has been designated as the national bird of Dominica, and features on the national flag of Dominica. The species is critically endangered. In 2019, it was estimated there were only about 50 mature individuals left in the wild.

From the Wikipedia article “Imperial amazon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Imperial_amazon&oldid=1347303827), 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 imperial amazon endangered?

The imperial amazon is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely 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 Critically Endangered species.

How is the imperial amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona imperialis Richmond, 1899

Synonyms Amazona imperalis, Psittacus augustus

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Imperial AmazonEnglish
  • Imperial AmazonEnglish
  • Imperial AmazonEnglish
  • Imperial parrotEnglish
  • Imperial parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء إمبراطوريArabic
  • أمازون إمبراطوريArabic
  • Императорска амазонаBulgarian
  • papagai imperialCatalan
  • amazoňan císařskýCzech
  • amason ymerodrolWelsh
  • KejseramazoneDanish
  • KaiseramazoneGerman
  • imperia amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • loro imperialSpanish
  • Amazona imperialSpanish
  • keiser-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • keisariamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone impérialeFrench
  • carska amazonkaCroatian
  • császáramazonHungarian
  • Կայսերական ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone imperialeItalian
  • ミカドボウシインコJapanese
  • imperatoriškoji amazonėLithuanian
  • Император амазонWestern Mari
  • KeizeramazoneDutch
  • keiseramazonNorwegian
  • amazonka cesarskaPolish
  • اشناک ایمیزنWestern Panjabi
  • papagaio-imperialPortuguese
  • Императорский амазонRussian
  • amazoňan cisárskySlovak
  • cesarska amazonkaSlovenian
  • Carski amazonacSerbian
  • kejsaramazonSwedish
  • Kral AmazonTurkish
  • амазон імператорськийUkrainian
  • Vẹt hoàng đếVietnamese
  • 帝鹦哥Chinese
  • 帝王亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese
  • 帝王亞馬遜鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the imperial amazon

Other species in the same genus Amazona.

NT, Near Threatened
Cuban amazon (Amazona leucocephala)

Cuban amazon

Amazona leucocephala

Psittacidae

CompareImperial amazon vs Puerto Rican amazonImperial amazon vs Cuban amazonImperial amazon vs Saint Vincent amazonImperial amazon vs Red-spectacled amazon

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the imperial amazon?

An adult imperial amazon weighs 529.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the imperial amazon endangered?

The imperial amazon is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the imperial amazon?

The imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/imperial-amazon

MLA

“Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/imperial-amazon.

BibTeX
@misc{imperial_amazon_2026,
  title = {Imperial amazon (Amazona imperialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/imperial-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}