Lilac-crowned amazon

Amazona finschi

The Lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi) is a bird found in Mexico. Found in Mexico. It eats fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Amazona finschi
Region	North America
Found in	Mexico

🏡 Where the Lilac-crowned amazon lives

Found in Mexico.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit50%
🌰 Seeds & nuts50%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 302 grams. It mostly eats fruit and seeds.

Hear the Lilac-crowned amazon

Recorded by Richard E. Webster (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC353172. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Lilac-crowned amazon

Where does the Lilac-crowned amazon live?

The Lilac-crowned amazon lives in Mexico. Found in Mexico.

What does the Lilac-crowned amazon eat?

fruit (about 50%), seeds and nuts (about 50%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Lilac-crowned amazon endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.