Tres Marías amazon
The Tres Marías amazon (Amazona oratrix tresmariae) is a parrot in the family Psittacidae. Many authorities consider it a subspecies of the yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), including the AOU, but is afforded full species status by the International Ornithological Congress[1] It is endemic to the Islas Marías off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
| Tres Marías amazon | |
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| Tres Marías amazon at Cougar Mountain Zoological Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. o. tresmariae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Amazona oratrix tresmariae Nelson, 1900 | |
Description
It has a yellow head and yellow-tipped tail. It has white eyerings and orange-brown eyes. It has small red patches on its shoulders.
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