Amazon Parrot - Classification

Classification

• Cuban Amazon, Amazona leucocephala
• Yellow-billed Amazon, Amazona collaria
• Hispaniolan Amazon, Amazona ventralis
• Puerto Rican Amazon, Amazona vittata
• Yucatan Amazon, Amazona xantholora
• White-fronted Amazon, Amazona albifrons
• Black-billed Amazon, Amazona agilis
• Tucumán Amazon, Amazona tucumana
• Red-spectacled Amazon, Amazona pretrei
• Red-crowned Amazon, Amazona viridigenalis
• Lilac-crowned Amazon, Amazona finschi
• Red-lored Amazon, Amazona autumnalis
  • Lilacine Amazon, Amazona autumnalis lilacina
• Blue-cheeked Amazon, Amazona dufresniana
• Red-browed Amazon, Amazona rhodocorytha
• Red-tailed Amazon, Amazona brasiliensis
• Festive Amazon, Amazona festiva
• Yellow-shouldered Amazon, Amazona barbadensis
• Blue-fronted Amazon, Amazona aestiva
• Yellow-crowned Amazon, Amazona ochrocephala
  • Panama Amazon, Amazona ochrocephala panamensis
• Yellow-naped Amazon, Amazona auropalliata
• Yellow-headed Amazon, Amazona oratrix
• Kawall's Amazon, Amazona kawalli
• Orange-winged Amazon, Amazona amazonica
• Scaly-naped Amazon, Amazona mercenaria
• Mealy Amazon, Amazona farinosa
• Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Amazona vinacea
• Saint Lucia Amazon, Amazona versicolor
• Red-necked Amazon, Amazona arausiaca
• Saint Vincent Amazon, Amazona guildingii
• Imperial Amazon, Amazona imperialis

The taxonomy of the Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala complex) is disputed, with some authorities only listing a single species (A. ochrocephala), while others split it into as many as three species (A. ochrocephala, A. auropalliata and A. oratrix). The split is primarily based on differences related to extension of yellow to the plumage and the colour of bill and legs. Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA do not support the traditional split.