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Lilac-crowned amazon

Amazona finschi (P. L. Sclater, 1864)

ENEndangeredparrots

The lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 302 g and live up to 25.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi)
Photo: Tomasz Wagner from Burnaby, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lilac-crowned amazon

Weight
302 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
25.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lilac-crowned amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the lilac-crowned amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi), also known as the lilac-crowned parrot, Finsch's parrot or Finsch's amazon, is a parrot endemic to the Pacific slopes of Mexico. Also known as Finsch's amazon, it is characterised by green plumage, a maroon forehead, and a violet-blue crown and neck.

In 2006, BirdLife International classified this species as vulnerable. In 2014, IUCN uplisted this species to Endangered.

The species name of this bird, finschi, commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch.

From the Wikipedia article “Lilac-crowned amazon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lilac-crowned_amazon&oldid=1381021121), 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 lilac-crowned amazon endangered?

The lilac-crowned amazon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the lilac-crowned amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona finschi (P. L. Sclater, 1864)

Synonyms Amazona finschi finschi, Chrysotis finschi

Other names and names in other languages (47)
  • Lilac-crowned AmazonEnglish
  • Lilac-crowned AmazonEnglish
  • Lilac-crowned AmazonEnglish
  • Lilac-crowned parrotEnglish
  • Lilac-crowned parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء ليلكي التاجArabic
  • أمازون ليلكي التاجArabic
  • Amazona de coroneta lilaCatalan
  • papagai de coroneta lilaCatalan
  • amazoňan fialovotemennýCzech
  • amason corun lelogWelsh
  • Lillakronet AmazoneDanish
  • BlaukappenamazoneGerman
  • lilkrona amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Loro corona lilaSpanish
  • Amazona de Corona LilaSpanish
  • Amazona guayaberaSpanish
  • Cotorra Frente RojaSpanish
  • Loro Corona-lilaSpanish
  • Loro Corona-violetaSpanish
  • Perico GuayaberoSpanish
  • mehhiko amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • lila-amatsoniFinnish
  • liilakruunuamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone à couronne lilasFrench
  • meksička amazonkaCroatian
  • kéksapkás amazonHungarian
  • Կապտագլխարկ ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone capolillaItalian
  • Amazzone corona lillaItalian
  • フジイロボウシインコJapanese
  • melsvakepurė amazonėLithuanian
  • Finsch' AmazoneDutch
  • lillakroneamazonNorwegian
  • amazonka liliowogłowaPolish
  • papagaio-de-finschPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-coroa-azulPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-coroa-lilásPortuguese
  • Синешапочный амазонRussian
  • amazoňan fialovohlavýSlovak
  • Finšov plavokapi amazonacSerbian
  • violettkronad amazonSwedish
  • Leylak Tepeli AmazonTurkish
  • амазон мексиканськийUkrainian
  • Бузковоголовий амазонUkrainian
  • 淡紫冠鹦哥Chinese
  • 淡紫冠亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the lilac-crowned 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 lilac-crowned amazon?

An adult lilac-crowned amazon weighs 302 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lilac-crowned amazon endangered?

The lilac-crowned amazon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the lilac-crowned amazon live?

The lilac-crowned amazon has a recorded lifespan of 25.8 years.

What kind of animal is the lilac-crowned amazon?

The lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{lilac_crowned_amazon_2026,
  title = {Lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lilac-crowned-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}