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Lilac-crowned Amazon Normally when dealing with fences I push my lens against it as close as I can. This Lilac-crowned Amazon refused to comply though and got too close for me to do that. So here it is, a poor shot, but the first of this specie. Amazona finschi,Amazons,Lilac-crowned Amazon,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven,birds,parrots Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lilac-crowned Amazon

Normally when dealing with fences I push my lens against it as close as I can. This Lilac-crowned Amazon refused to comply though and got too close for me to do that. So here it is, a poor shot, but the first of this specie.

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The Lilac-crowned Amazon

The Lilac-crowned Amazon, ''Amazona finschi'', is a parrot endemic to the Pacific slopes of Mexico. Also known as Finsch's Amazon, the parrot is characterized by green plumage, a maroon forehead, and violet-blue crown. Their coloring resembles that of the Red-crowned Amazon ''Amazona viridigenalis'', though the Lilac-crowned Amazon is less vibrant.

In 2006 BirdLife International classified this species as Vulnerable.

The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist.. more

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 26, 2012. Captured Mar 18, 2012 14:08.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO220
  • 105mm

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