The Yellow-naped Amazon at risk from human pressures

With wild populations in decline and fragmented in all of the six countries comprising its native range from Chiapas, Mexico down to northwestern Costa Rica, the Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata) is now considered globally endangered. The species has been reduced to this state because of unsustainable levels of hunting and habitat destruction.

The World Parrot Trust is supporting efforts to research the species' susceptibility to habitat modification and provide critical information on minimum habitat requirements. In addition, the Trust is partnering with the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste and New Mexico State University to build an integrated conservation strategy for the species. This effort is led by graduate students Christine Dahlin and Alejandro Salinas from NMSU and includes the design of education programs for school children and community members and direct protection of key nesting areas.

Why we need your help?

Your support is critical to our efforts to save this species. With your help we have already made an impact in the preservation of the Yellow-naped Amazon. Please help us to continue this important work - donate today!

Visit the WPT website to learn more about our efforts to protect this species.