Green-cheeked Amazon
Amazona viridigenalis

CLASS

Aves

ORDER

Psittaciformes

FAMILY

Psittacidae

Range

Northeastern Mexico to northern Veracruz

Habitat

Lush areas in arid lowlands and foothills, especially gallery forest, deciduous woodland and dry, open pine- oak woodland

Diet

Nuts, berries, flowers fruit and nectar

Facts

• Also known as the Red-crowned Amazon
• They gather in large flocks and are noisiest in the morning and evening.
• Nomadic birds that gather in large flocks after breeding. They move north and south of their breeding range and are often found in southern Texas, where food is more readily available in winter.

Conservation

It is massively exploited for the pet trade and much of its habitat has been cleared for agricultural land. Currently there is no adequately protected areas specific for this species.