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Amazona  R. Lesson, 1830
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177782

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Amazona martinicana A. H. Clark, 1905
  
    Amazona violacea (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
  
  Common Name(s): Amazon Parrots [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2023   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPsittaciformes  – Parrots, perroquets  
                            FamilyPsittacidae  – Macaws, Parrots, aras, perroquets  
                               GenusAmazona R. Lesson, 1830 – Amazon Parrots  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Amazona aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758) – Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Turquoise-fronted Parrot, Amazone à front bleu, Amazona frentiazul, papagaio 
                                  Species Amazona agilis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Black-billed Amazon, Black-billed Parrot, Amazone verte, Amazona jamaicana piquioscura, papagaio-de-bico-preto 
                                  Species Amazona albifrons (Sparrman, 1788) – White-fronted Parrot, White-fronted Amazon, Loro frente blanca, Amazone à front blanc, Amazona frentialba, papagaio-de-testa-branca 
                                  Species Amazona amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766) – Orange-winged Amazon, Orange-winged Parrot, Amazone aourou, Amazona alinaranja, curica 
                                  Species Amazona arausiaca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Red-necked Amazon, Red-necked Parrot, Amazone de Bouquet, Amazona gorjirroja, papagaio-de-colar-vermelho 
                                  Species Amazona auropalliata (R. Lesson, 1842) – Yellow-naped Amazon, Yellow-naped Parrot, Loro nuca amarilla, Amazone à nuque d'or, Amazona nuquigualda, papagaio-de-nuca-amarela 
                                  Species Amazona autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Red-lored Amazon, Red-lored Parrot, Loro cachete amarillo, Amazone à lores rouges, Amazona frentirroja, papagaio-diadema, papagaio-cavacué 
                                  Species Amazona barbadensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) – Yellow-shouldered Amazon, Yellow-shouldered Parrot, Amazone à épaulettes jaunes, Amazona de hombro gualda, papagaio-de-cabeça-branca 
                                  Species Amazona brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Red-tailed Amazon, Red-tailed Parrot, Amazone à joues bleues, Amazona colirroja, papagaio-de-cara-roxa 
                                  Species Amazona collaria (Linnaeus, 1758) – Yellow-billed Amazon, Yellow-billed Parrot, Amazone sasabé, Amazona jamaicana piquiclara, papagaio-da-jamaica 
                                  Species Amazona diadema (von Spix, 1824) – Diademed Amazon, Amazone à diadème, Amazona diadema, papagaio-diadema 
                                  Species Amazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812) – Blue-cheeked Amazon, Blue-cheeked Parrot, Amazone de Dufresne, Amazona cariazul, papagaio-de-bochecha-azul 
                                  Species Amazona farinosa (Boddaert, 1783) – Mealy Amazon, Mealy Parrot, Loro corona azul, Amazone poudrée, Amazona harinosa sureña, papagaio-moleiro, Southern Mealy Amazon 
                                  Species Amazona festiva (Linnaeus, 1758) – Festive Amazon, Festive Parrot, Southern Festive Amazon, Amazone tavoua, Amazona festiva sureña, papagaio-da-várzea 
                                  Species Amazona finschi (P. L. Sclater, 1864) – Lilac-crowned Amazon, Lilac-crowned Parrot, Loro corona lila, Amazone à couronne lilas, Amazona guayabera, papagaio-de-finsch 
                                  Species Amazona guildingii (Vigors, 1837) – St. Vincent Amazon, St. Vincent Parrot, St Vincent Amazon, Amazone de Saint-Vincent, Amazona de San Vicente, papagaio-de-são-vicente 
                                  Species Amazona imperialis Richmond, 1899 – Imperial Amazon, Imperial Parrot, Amazone impériale, Amazona imperial, papagaio-imperial 
                                  Species Amazona kawalli Grantsau & Camargo, 1989 – White-cheeked Amazon, Kawall's Amazon, Kawall's Parrot, White-faced Amazon, Amazone de Kawall, Amazona de Kawall, papagaio-dos-garbes 
                                  Species Amazona leucocephala (Linnaeus, 1758) – Cuban Amazon, Bahaman Parrot, Cuban Parrot, Amazone de Cuba, Amazona cubana, papagaio-de-cuba 
                                  Species Amazona mercenarius (Tschudi, 1844) – Scaly-naped Amazon, Scaly-naped Parrot, Amazone mercenaire, Amazona mercenaria, papagaio-de-pescoço-escamoso 
                                  Species Amazona ochrocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) – Yellow-crowned Amazon, Yellow-crowned Parrot, Amazone à front jaune, Amazona real, papagaio-campeiro 
                                  Species Amazona oratrix Ridgway, 1887 – Yellow-headed Parrot, Yellow-headed Amazon, Loro cabeza amarilla, Amazone à tête jaune, Amazona cabecigualda, papagaio-de-cabeça-amarela 
                                  Species Amazona pretrei (Temminck, 1830) – Red-spectacled Amazon, Red-spectacled Parrot 
                                  Species Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890) – Red-browed Amazon, Red-browed Parrot, Amazone à sourcils rouges, Amazona coronirroja, chauá 
                                  Species Amazona tucumana (Cabanis, 1885) – Tucuman Amazon, Tucuman Parrot, Amazone de Tucuman, Amazona tucumana, papagaio-tucuma 
                                  Species Amazona ventralis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – Hispaniolan Amazon, Hispaniolan Parrot, Amazone d'Hispaniola, Amazona de La Española, papagaio-de-hispaniola 
                                  Species Amazona versicolor (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) – St. Lucia Amazon, St. Lucia Parrot, St Lucia Amazon, Amazone de Sainte-Lucie, Amazona de Santa Lucía, papagaio-de-santa-lúcia 
                                  Species Amazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820) – Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Vinaceous-breasted Parrot, Amazone vineuse, Amazona vinosa, papagaio-de-peito-roxo 
                                  Species Amazona viridigenalis (Cassin, 1853) – Red-crowned Amazon, Red-crowned Parrot, Loro tamaulipeco, Amazone à joues vertes, Amazona tamaulipeca, papagaio-de-coroa-vermelha, papagaio-de-face-verde 
                                  Species Amazona vittata (Boddaert, 1783) – Puerto Rican Amazon, Puerto Rican Parrot, Amazone de Porto Rico, Amazona puertorriqueña, papagaio-de-porto-rico? 
                                  Species Amazona xantholora (G. R. Gray, 1859) – Yucatan Amazon, Yellow-lored Parrot, Loro yucateco, Yellow-lored Amazon, Amazone du Yucatan, Amazona yucateca, papagaio-de-iucatã 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Amazona    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Amazona    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (v 13.2), website (version 13.2), website (version 13.2)  
  Acquired: 2023   
  Notes: Gill, Frank, David Donsker & Pamela Rasmussen, eds. 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 November, 2023]   
  Reference for: Amazona   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Amazona   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2020.06.09, website (version 09-Jun-20)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Amazona   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Amazona, Amazon Parrots [English]   
       

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