Amazona viridigenalis

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Red-crowned Amazon parrot, Amazona viridigenalis, at Elizabeth Street Parrotry, Brownsville, Texas.

Image: Joseph Kennedy, 7 April 2008 [larger view].

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.

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Is the proper name for Amazona species Parrot, Amazon, or Amazon Parrot? They're nice birds any which way.

pet owners typically refer to them as "Amazons" while birders and ornithologists refer to them as "parrots".