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THE PARROT SPECIES FIELD GUIDE · Psittacidae

Yellow-crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

Meet the yellow-crowned amazon: its taxonomic place, natural range and conservation record.

Yellow-crowned Amazon — Amazona ochrocephala
Yellow-crowned Amazon
SPECIES NOTES

A closer look.

Scientific names follow AviList v2025b. Read the taxonomy and source notes for changes in classification.

About this species

The yellow-crowned amazon or yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to tropical South America, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The taxonomy is highly complex and the yellow-headed (A. oratrix) and yellow-naped amazon (A. auropalliata) are sometimes considered subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon. Except in the taxonomic section, the following deals only with the nominate group (including subspecies xantholaema, nattereri and panamensis).They are found in the Amazon basin.

Conservation record

AviList v2025b records this species as least concern. Assessments and taxonomy can change; follow the source checklist for updates.

Sources & image credit

Names, family, range and conservation record: AviList Core Team (2026), AviList v2025b, CC BY 4.0. Species summary: Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0. Length, weight and longevity when listed: World Parrot Trust species account.

Image: derivative work: Snowmanradio ( talk ) Yellow-crowned_Amazon_(Amazona_ochrocephala)_-Pair_at_Well_Place_Zoo.jpg : David Joyce. Original file and full credit · CC BY-SA 2.0. Display size and encoding adjusted.