Photo: Amazona Viridigenalis
Kingdom: Animals
Type: chordal
Class: Birds
Squad: parrot
Family: Parrot
Subvenuation: Real parrots
Rod: Amazons
Body length 33 cm, tail 11 cm. The main color is green. The upper part of the head — forehead and a bright red color. There is a black edging on the back of the head and back. The cheeks are bright green. Wings of dark green color with a red spot on fly feathers. There is a light blue strip near the eyes, and white around the eyes — edging. The beak is light salt. Raduzhka from yellow to orange color.
Lives in the northeast Mexico.
Forest thickets are inhabited along rivers, dry slopes, forest edges and open areas to a height of 1300 m above sea level. Gather in large, noisy in the morning and evenings, flocks. They feed on seeds, fruits, berries, flowers and nectar.
Nest in hollows of trees.
Rare. The populations are small due to deforestation, capture and illegal export.
Quickly get used to a person and become manual. Can be very tender and playful. Are very popular in the USA.
Other types of genus «Amazons»:
- White -faced Amazon
- Red -tailed Amazon
- Venezuelan Amazon
- Vinnogrude Amazon
- Yellow -headed Amazon
- Yellow -bellied Amazon
- Yellow -bellied Amazon
- Yellow -based Amazon
- Yellowish Amazon
- Imperial Amazon
- Royal Amazon
- Red -Robbed Amazon
- Red -zone Amazon
- Yellowish Amazon
- Cuban Amazon
- Puerto Rican Amazon
- Luxurious Amazon
- Sinelian Amazon
- Sinex Amazon
- Sineshapic Amazon
- Soldier Amazon
- Tukuman Amazon
- Festive Amazon
- Black -Jewish Amazon
- Yamaisky black -billed Amazon
- The blue Amazon
- Surinam Amazon
- Yamaisky yellow -billed Amazon
- Amazon Cavall
- Amazon Muller
