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Yellow-headed amazon

Amazona oratrix Ridgway, 1887

ENEndangeredparrots

The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 429 g to 517 g and live up to 56 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix)
Photo: palindrome6996 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-headed amazon

Weight
429 g – 517 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
56 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
29 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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 yellow-headed amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-headed amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), also known as the yellow-headed parrot and double yellow-headed amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America. Measuring 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) in length, it is a stocky short-tailed green parrot with a yellow head. It prefers to live in mangrove forests or forests near rivers or other bodies of water. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). It is a popular pet and an excellent talker. Poaching for the international pet trade has driven the species to near-extinction in the wild; around half of all wild-caught birds are thought to die in the process.

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Is the yellow-headed amazon endangered?

The yellow-headed 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.

How is the yellow-headed amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona oratrix Ridgway, 1887

Synonyms Amazona ochrocephala oratrix

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Double yellow-headed AmazonEnglish
  • Yellow-headed AmazonEnglish
  • Yellow-headed AmazonEnglish
  • Yellow-headed AmazonEnglish
  • Yellow-headed parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء أصفر الرأسArabic
  • أمازون أصفر الرأسArabic
  • papagai capgrocCatalan
  • Amazona capgrogaCatalan
  • amazoňan velkýCzech
  • amazoňan zlatohlavýCzech
  • amason penfelynWelsh
  • Gulhovedet AmazoneDanish
  • GelbkopfamazoneGerman
  • flavkapa amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Loro CabeciamarilloSpanish
  • Amazona cabecigualdaSpanish
  • Cotorra cabeciamarillaSpanish
  • Loro cabeza amarillaSpanish
  • kuldpea-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • keltapääamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone à tête jauneFrench
  • Amasóin cheannbhuíIrish
  • žutoglava amazonkaCroatian
  • sárgafejű amazonHungarian
  • Sárgafejű amazonpapagájHungarian
  • Դեղնագլուխ ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone testagiallaItalian
  • キガシラボウシインコJapanese
  • geltongalvė papūgaLithuanian
  • dzeltengalvas amazoneLatvian
  • GeelkopamazoneDutch
  • gulhodeamazonNorwegian
  • amazonka żółtogardłaPolish
  • papagaio-de-cabeça-amarelaPortuguese
  • Амазон желтоголовыйRussian
  • Желтоголовый амазонRussian
  • amazoňan žltohlavýSlovak
  • Veliki žutoglavi amazonacSerbian
  • gulhuvad amazonSwedish
  • Sarı Başlı AmazonTurkish
  • Жовтоголовий амазонUkrainian
  • амазон жовтоголовийUkrainian
  • 黄头鹦哥Chinese
  • 雙黃頭亞馬遜鸚鵡Chinese
  • 黃頭亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow-headed 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 yellow-headed amazon?

An adult yellow-headed amazon weighs 429 g – 517 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-headed amazon endangered?

The yellow-headed 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 yellow-headed amazon live?

The yellow-headed amazon has a recorded lifespan of 56 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-headed amazon?

The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_headed_amazon_2026,
  title = {Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-headed-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}