Yellow-crowned Amazon parrot perched on a wooden beam under a thatched roof with lush rainforest greenery behind it

Parrot in the Amazon Rainforest

Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) A stocky, bright-green parrot with a signature yellow forehead patch and pale eye ring, this one is sheltering under a thatched palapa — a common sight where rainforest meets human settlement. Widespread and year-round across the Amazon basin, often seen in pairs or small flocks near forest edges and clearings. Wikipedia | iNaturalist | eBird

Adult scarlet macaw perched on a wooden railing at a jungle lodge, vivid red plumage catching the overcast light

Scarlet Macaw in the Amazon Rainforest

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) One of the largest and most dazzling parrots in the Neotropics, unmistakable with its scarlet body, yellow wing coverts, and long blue-and-red tail that can double its total length. A year-round resident throughout the Amazon basin, commonly seen in pairs or small flocks flying above the canopy or visiting forest-edge clearings and lodge gardens. Wikipedia | iNaturalist | eBird