Amazona finschi
The Lilac-crowned Amazon, *Amazona finschi*, is a strikingly beautiful medium-sized parrot, typically measuring 30-33 cm (12-13 inches) in length and weighing between 300-360 grams (10.6-12.7 ounces). Its plumage is predominantly vibrant green, contrasting with a distinctive maroon forehead and a lavender to bluish-purple crown, from which it derives its common name. A notable field mark is the yellow-orange speculum (patch on the wing secondaries), which is particularly visible in flight. Ta...
This species primarily inhabits tropical dry deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, as well as moist evergreen forests and forest edge habitats, ranging from sea level up to approximately 2,000 meters in elevation.
Their diet consists mainly of fruits, seeds, nuts, flowers, and nectar from a variety of forest trees and shrubs, occasionally including agricultural crops like corn or mangoes. They forage arboreally, using their strong bills to crack open hard seeds and nuts.
Lilac-crowned Amazons are diurnal, spending their mornings and late afternoons foraging, typically resting during the midday heat. They are highly social, often observed in pairs or small family groups during the day, congregating in larger, sometimes noisy, communal roosts of hundreds of individ...
The Lilac-crowned Amazon is endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico, primarily distributed from southeastern Sonora and southwestern Chihuahua, south through Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero, to western Oaxaca. This species is largely non-migratory and resident throughout...
Endangered
- The Lilac-crowned Amazon is endemic to the Pacific coast of Mexico, meaning it's found nowhere else in the wild. - They are known for their intelligence and ability to mimic human speech and other sounds, though not as proficiently as some other Amazon species. - In the wild, they can live for ...