Yellow-headed Amazon | Miles To The Wild

The Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix), also known as the Yellow-headed Parrot and Double Yellow-headed Amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America. Measuring 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) in length, it is a stocky short-tailed green parrot with a yellow head. It prefers to live in mangrove forests or forests near rivers or other bodies of water. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Amazon.

The best place to see Yellow-headed Parrots is in the Crooked Tree Sanctuary, Belize because it is easily accessible and pretty reliable. This map from www.birdlife.org has their full range. If you are using airline miles, the requirements would be for a Central American award.