Copyright: TC/monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Napo, Ecuador, 2010.

Bird name: Yellow Crowned Amazon
Latin: Amazona ochrocephala
Other: Yellow-crowned Parrot • Loro real amazónico (Es) • Papagaio-campeiro (Br)
Family: Psittacidae • Parrots, Amazons
Range: Mexico to N Brazil & E Peru
Similar: Yellow-naped Amazon

Thanks also to Tom for this photo of a group of Yellow-crowned Amazons, beside the Rio Napo in eastern Ecuador.

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Semaphore Hill, Panama, 26-30 April 2010

Bird name: Mealy Amazon
Latin: Amazona farinosa
Other: Mealy Parrot • Loro Harinoso Amazonico (Es) • Papagaio-moleiro (Br)
Family: Psittacidae • Parrots
Range: Tropical Central and South America

We saw Mealy Amazons near Canopy Tower, on Semaphore Hill, in central Panama.

Mealy Amazons (or Mealy Parrots) are large forest-dwelling parrots which are mostly green, with white eye ring, some red on wings. Darker, greyer, bluish? cap and yellower tail feathers. Sometimes with a light or yellow patch on darker bill.More photos...

Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy without permission • Panama, 24-30 April 2010

Bird name: Red Lored Amazon
Latin: Amazona autumnalis
Other: Red Lored Parrot • Loro cariamarillo (Es) • Papagaio-diadema (Br)
Family: Psittacidae • Parrots
Range: Mexico to Ecuador, then Brazil

This pair of Red-lored Amazons were seen at some distance from the Canopy Tower, others also flying overhead in the canal zone, in central Panama. Probably the most common large parrot in the area.

The Red-lored Amazon (or Red-lored Parrot) has red lores a pale blue cap and white eye-ring. Otherwise green with yellowish outer tail feathers, a patch of red at the back of each wing, and dark fringing to wings.More photos...