Hispaniolan Amazon

Amazona ventralis (Müller, PLS, 1776)

Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots

Hispaniolan Amazon, Amazona ventralis, is a psittaciform bird that breeds on Hispaniola in North America. It belongs to the Psittacidae family and was described by Müller, PLS, in 1776. It is set apart from other amazons by a white forehead, a pale bill, a white eye-ring, a blue ear patch and a maroon patch on the belly. The species was once widespread across Hispaniola, then declined sharply in the twentieth century. By the 1930s it was mainly found in inland mountains, and it is now more often seen in cities such as Santo Domingo.

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Breeding range
North America: Hispaniola
Hispaniolan Amazon
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Tours where you can spot this bird

8 tours in Dominican Republic

5 Day Endemics Birding Package in the Dominican Republic
5 Day Endemics Birding Package in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic / Santo Domingo Private tour 5 days

Use five private days to connect Santo Domingo, Bahoruco’s cloud and pine forests, Lake Enriquillo and Los Haitises for Hispaniolan endemi...

From USD 2,000
Ebano Verde Cloud Forest Birding Tour from Puerto Plata, Sosua or Cabarete
Ebano Verde Cloud Forest Birding Tour from Puerto Plata, Sosua or Cabarete
Dominican Republic / Puerto Plata / Ebano Verde Private tour 1 day

Set out from the north coast for a private Ébano Verde cloud-forest day, targeting Dominican mountain birds around 3,000 feet....

From USD 130
Ebano Verde Cloud Forest Birding Tour from Santo Domingo
Ebano Verde Cloud Forest Birding Tour from Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic / Santo Domingo / Ebano Verde Private tour 1 day

Reach Ébano Verde from Santo Domingo for a private day among Central Mountain Range cloud-forest endemics and highland specialities....

From USD 130
Los Haitises National Park Birding Tour from Punta Cana
Los Haitises National Park Birding Tour from Punta Cana
Dominican Republic / Punta Cana / Los Haitises Private tour 1 day

Make a private full-day journey from Punta Cana to the karst forest and wetlands of Los Haitises for regional specialities and Ridgway’s H...

From USD 110
National Park of the East Birding Tour from Punta Cana
National Park of the East Birding Tour from Punta Cana
Dominican Republic / Punta Cana Private tour 1 day

Pair an early Punta Cana or Bávaro pickup with a private half-day search for endemic and native birds in National Park Cotubanama....

From USD 105
National Park of the East Birding Tour from Santo Domingo
National Park of the East Birding Tour from Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic / Santo Domingo Private tour 1 day

Travel privately from Santo Domingo for a full birding day on Cotubanama’s forest trails, seeking endemic birds of eastern Hispaniola....

From USD 115
7 Day Ultimate Birding Package in the Dominican Republic
7 Day Ultimate Birding Package in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic / Santo Domingo Private tour 7 days

Spend seven private days linking salt pans, mangroves, Bahoruco highlands, Lake Enriquillo and Los Haitises in pursuit of Hispaniolan specia...

From USD 2,600
National Park of the East Birding Tour from Bayahibe or La Romana
National Park of the East Birding Tour from Bayahibe or La Romana
Dominican Republic / Bayahibe / La Romana Private tour 1 day

Use a private half day from Bayahibe or La Romana to watch Hispaniolan endemics across Cotubanama’s rain and dry forests....

From USD 115