Yellow-crowned Parrot
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Yellow-crowned Parrot

Amazona ochrocephala

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Madidi National Park
29 Verified sightings at Madidi National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,247 Verified sightings across all 26 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-crowned Parrot

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.

The yellow-crowned amazon was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other parrots in the genus Psittacus and coined the binomial name Psittacus ochrocephalus. Gmelin specified the type locality as "America", but this was restricted to Venezuela in 1902. The yellow-crowned amazon is now one of around thirty species of parrot placed in the genus Amazona that was introduced by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1830. The genus name is a Latinized version of the name Amazone given to these parrot in the 18th century... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

Mealy Parrot
LC

Mealy Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona farinosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Scaly-naped Parrot
LC

Scaly-naped Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona mercenaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Orange-winged Parrot
LC

Orange-winged Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona amazonica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Blue-fronted Parrot
NT

Blue-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona aestiva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Red-and-green Macaw
LC

Red-and-green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara chloropterus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Blue-headed Parrot
LC

Blue-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus menstruus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
White-eyed Parakeet
LC

White-eyed Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga leucophthalma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
LC

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara severus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
LC

Cobalt-winged Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris cyanoptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
LC

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Painted Parakeet
LC

Painted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhura picta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Green-cheeked Parakeet
LC

Green-cheeked Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhura molinae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
8 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
11 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
17 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
18 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
19 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
20 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
21 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
22 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
23 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
24 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
25 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
26 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Parrot in Madidi National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Parrot sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Parrot in Madidi National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Parrot in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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