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Yellow-shouldered Amazon

Yellow-shouldered Amazon

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The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is an endangered large parrot found in northern South America and some Caribbean islands, recognizable by its distinctive yellow patches on the shoulders.
Where to spot
Arid scrublands, dry deciduous forests, and mangroves in northern Venezuela and adjacent islands, including Bonaire and Margarita.
How to spot
Look for the yellow shoulder patches on its green body. Listen for its loud, screeching calls. Patience is needed in its often sparse habitat.
When to spot
Best observed during early morning and late afternoon when foraging. It is a resident.
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File:Yellow-Shouldered Parrot (Amazona barbadensis?) (11437919496).jpg
File:Amazona barbadensis -Madeira-6.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Amazona barbadensis -pet-4.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Amazona barbadensis -pet parrot-4.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Amazona barbadensis en Zoológico de Paraguaná.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Amazona barbadensis qtl1.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Amazona barbadensis rothschildi - Bonaire.jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
File:Yellow-Shouldered Parrot (Amazona barbadensis?) (11437919496).jpg
Credits: Wikimedia Commons
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is well-adapted to arid and semi-arid environments, unusual for many Amazon parrots, often nesting in tree cavities or rock crevices.
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