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Field Guide for all the Birds of North America

Parrots

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Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities

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These tropical birds are being identified by different individual's last names. The ABA (American Birding Society) identifies them as parrots. While eBird, created by Cornell University identifies them as amazons. Some of these introduced species are now nesting in North America. They are becoming a more common bird species seen in southern California, southeastern Texas and southern Florida, areas of the continent, where the temperatures are warm. Today, the Red-crowned Parrot, the Lilac-crowned Parrot and the White-fronted Parrot populations are considered to be at a point, where these birds are now self-sustaining in the wild. This being the case, these three parrot species are now considered nesting birds found in North America. The Thick-billed Parrot is a native bird of Mexico, and was seen at least once in the US. It is a recognized vagrant. There are other species being seen, all introduced at some time or another in the past. These other parrot species may all become recognized nesting parrots in North America in the future.

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Lilac-crowned Parrot

Mealy Parrot

Orange-winged Parrot

Red-crowned Parrot

Red-lored Parrot

Thick-billed Parrot

White-fronted Parrot

Yellow-headed Parrot

Yellow-naped Parrot

Reference to Other Bird Site:

ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.

Classic Collection of North American Birds

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