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 Soberanía National Park
19 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,247 Verified sightings across all 26 parks From 2019 to 2026
October 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 Soberanía National Park

Red-lored Parrot
LC

Red-lored Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona autumnalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Mealy Parrot
LC

Mealy Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona farinosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Orange-chinned Parakeet
LC

Orange-chinned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris jugularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Blue-headed Parrot
LC

Blue-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus menstruus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Brown-hooded Parrot
LC

Brown-hooded Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta haematotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Spectacled Parrotlet
LC

Spectacled Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Forpus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Brown-throated Parakeet
LC

Brown-throated Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga pertinax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Crimson-fronted Parakeet

Crimson-fronted Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aratinga finschi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Soberanía National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Parrot sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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