Meet Our June Bird of the Month, the Red-crowned Amazon

This is one of several parrots and parakeets that can be found here in the Rio Grande Valley. Others include the Green Parakeet, Monk Parakeet, Yellow-headed Amazon, and Red-lored Amazon.

 

Fun Facts

• First recorded in the Valley in 1885, they are now considered native to the area.

• They are endangered in Mexico due to habitat loss and poaching for the pet trade.

• One of their best-known roosts in the Valley is in the pecan trees of Oliveira Park in Brownsville.

• They use their bill like a hand to help them move around branches.

• They often forage in flocks, and eat mostly the seeds and fruit of tropical plants, and are great seed-spreaders.

• They nest in old woodpecker holes or natural tree cavities.

• They pair up for life.

Learn more on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology site.

 

How to Attract

They may visit backyard feeders, particularly for peanuts and suet.

 

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