Grand Cayman Parrot
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Amazona leucocephala caymanensis (Cory, 1886) |
The Grand Cayman Parrot Amazona leucocephala caymanensis is a parrot that only lives on the Caribbean island of Grand Cayman. It is an endemic subspecies of the Cuban Parrot. About 4000 currently live on the island. Although it was historically taken as a pet, that practice is now illegal.