Puerto Rican amazon

Amazona vittata

The Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata) is a bird found in Puerto Rico. Mountain rainforest in Puerto Rico. It eats leaves and other plant parts, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Amazona vittata
Region	North America
Found in	Puerto Rico

🏡 Where the Puerto Rican amazon lives

Mountain rainforest in Puerto Rico.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants40%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It is Puerto Rico’s only native parrot. In 1975 only about 13 were left in the wild.

Questions about the Puerto Rican amazon

Where does the Puerto Rican amazon live?

The Puerto Rican amazon lives in Puerto Rico. Mountain rainforest in Puerto Rico.

What does the Puerto Rican amazon eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 40%), fruit (about 30%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Puerto Rican amazon endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically 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.