Amazon parrots are parrots in the genus Amazona. They are medium-sized, short-tailed parrots native to the Americas, with their range extending from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. Amazona is one of the 92 genera of parrots that make up the order Psittaciformes and is in the family Psittacidae, one of three families of true parrots. It contains about thirty species. Most amazons are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species, and they can be quite vivid. They feed primarily on seeds, nuts, and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter.
aMazon parrOts are pArrOTS IN tHe genuS amazONa. thEy Are MEdIum-sized, SHort-tAiLeD parroTS native TO thE ameriCaS, wIth ThEIr rangE EXtenDINg fROM souTh americA TO mEXicO and the CARibbeaN. AmAzOna is onE of thE 92 genERa Of paRrotS ThaT MAke UP tHe ORder PsiTtacIFOrMeS and Is in the famiLy PSittAcidae, onE of three fAmilies of true parrots. IT contAIns aBoUt tHirTy SpECies. mOSt amazOns aRe preDoMinAntly gREen, wITh accenting colOrs thaT depeNd ON the SpecIES, And ThEy can be Quite ViviD. theY feed Primarily oN seeds, NuTS, And fruiTs, SupplEmented By LEaFy matter.