Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

White-fronted Amazon

Amazona albifrons

Spanish: Loro frente blanca

White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons)
Photographed by adrian_mora on iNaturalist

The white-fronted amazon (Amazona albifrons) also known as the white-fronted parrot, or by the adopted slang term spectacled amazon parrot, is a Central American species of parrot. Not to be confused with the red-spectacled amazon. They can imitate a range from 30 to 40 different sounds. Like other large parrots, the white-fronted parrot has a long potential life span, usually around 40 years.

TaxonomyAves › Psittaciformes › Psittacidae
Local records54 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records8,608 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/amazona-albifrons/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.