![]() ![]() The Cuban Amazon is currently considered to form *superspecies with the Yellow-billed Amazon / Jamaican Amazon (Amazona collaria) and the Hispaniolan Parrot (Amazona ventralis), and all may be conspecific (one and the same species). It is also named for its physical characteristics: Rose-throated Parrot or White-headed Amazon Parrot. In Cuba, it is referred to as “ Loro o Cotorra de Cuba.” It also occurs on nearby islands – on the Bahamas (north of Cuba), where it is known as Bahama / Abaco Parrot on Cayman Islands (south of Cuba), where it is known as Grand Cayman Parrot and Cayman Brac Parrot. ![]() The Caribbean Amazon Parrot or Cuban Amazon Parrot (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala) originates from Cuba (94 miles (151 km south of Florida, USA), hence its name. Distribution / Range … Subspecies: Range and ID
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