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Amazon parrot

American  

noun

  1. any of several tropical American green parrots of the genus Amazona, popular as pets.


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Then there’s the bird exhibit, featuring macaws, cockatoos and a lilac-crowned Amazon parrot who are on display daily.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

Above her doorbell is a stained-glass window that depicts a green Amazon parrot.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022

Mario Andretti is loneliest at night, when he’s home alone in his sprawling Pennsylvania mansion, and there’s no one to talk to but Gonzo, his 34-year-old Amazon parrot.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2021

He was able to retrieve Ginger and also still has Coocooberry, a red-lored green Amazon parrot about 20 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2019

Rutgers professor Joanna Burger’s Amazon parrot, Tiko, gives different calls for hawk, person, cat, or a dog in the yard.

From Time • Jul. 22, 2015

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