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Yellow-shouldered Amazon
Amazona barbadensis
Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South America.
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The Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 270 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Amazona
- Species barbadensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 270 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Least Concern
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) is a member of the Psittacidae family, within the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Venezuela.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 270 g, with a wing length of about 21.6 cm and a tail of around 13.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,372 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-shouldered Amazon?
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is a large bird that weighs around 270 g.
Where does the Yellow-shouldered Amazon live?
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is found across South America with a range covering SA Venezuela, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-shouldered Amazon belong to?
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon (Amazona barbadensis) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Yellow-shouldered Amazon eat?
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-shouldered Amazon migrate?
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-shouldered Amazon endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Yellow-shouldered Amazon make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-shouldered Amazon — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-shouldered Amazon's range?
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon has a mapped global range of about 4,372 km².
Conservation
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