The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore scheduled commercial airline service for the first time in more than five decades in a deal allowing 110 round-trip flights a day between the former Cold War foes.  More details in this article.

This is great news to anyone who wants to go birding in Cuba and hopefully see Cuban Amazon parrots!   Tourism is still not a legitimate reason for Americans to visit Cuba but “educational tours” are and I would consider birding as educational.

In the meanwhile, you can still see their cousins – Cayman Amazon Parrots in nearby Grand Cayman.