 The yellow-faced parrot, "Alipiopsitta xanthops", was traditionally placed within the amazon parrot genus, but recent research has shown that it is more closely related to the short-tailed parrot and species from the genus "Pionus"; as a result, it has been transferred to the monotypic genus "Alipiopsitta".Two extinct species have been postulated, based on limited evidence.They are the Martinique amazon ("Amazona martinica") and the Guadeloupe amazon ("Amazona violacea").