The Lilacine Amazon (Amazona lilacina), also known as the Ecuadorian Red-lored amazon, is an amazon parrot native to Ecuador in South America.
I was lucky enough to see a small flock fly by but couldn’t get a decent close up so I have included Wikipedia’s photo.
This species was recently split from the larger taxa Amazona autumnalis so it is now considered as an Ecuadorian endemic. The easiest place to see them is Cerro Blanco just 20 minutes out of Guayaquil. Other possibilities exist between Mindo and the Pacific Ocean but are harder logistcally to reach.
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I couldn’t find any videos of wild Lilacine Parrots or Red-lored Amazons filmed in Ecuador so I have to go with a captive bird clip to show the sounds of the bird.
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