• Who's Your Daddy?

    Who’s Your Daddy – 2017 September-October

      (IMAGE: Photo of a featherless baby bird.) Answer: Lilac crowned amazon (Amazona finschi) (IMAGE: LILAC-CROWNED AMAZON (AMAZONA FINSCHI) PHOTO STEVE DUNCAN) The lilac-crowned amazon (Amazona finschi) is a parrot endemic to the Pacific slopes of Mexico. Also known as Finsch’s amazon, the parrot is characterized by green plumage, a maroon forehead, and violet-blue crown. The binomial of this bird commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Otto Finsch. In 2006, BirdLife International classified this species as vulnerable. In 2014, IUCN uplisted this species to Endangered. Feral Birds There are feral populations of this bird in several counties in southern California. It has been observed in residential and suburban areas, but…