Red-tailed Parrot
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Red-tailed Parrot ( Amazona brasiliensis ) |
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The red-tailed amazon ( Amazona brasiliensis ) is a medium-sized parrot species native to South America from the subfamily of the New World parrots . It was temporarily classified as a subspecies of the Dufresnes parrot, but is now considered a separate species.
description
The basic color of the plumage of this 37 centimeter large and overall very colorful Amazon species is green, with the underside of the body playing into yellow-green. The crown of the head, the reins and the forehead are red, and the feathers are lined with blue on the crown and the back of the head. The ear spot and the cheek feathers are also lined with blue, but the feathers are overall purple. The arm swing covers, the wing feathers and the back feathers, on the other hand, are lined with yellow.
distribution
Its distribution is limited to a narrow coastal strip in southeastern Brazil, where it inhabits mangrove areas, swamp areas and coastal forests. Meanwhile, red-tailed amazons only breed on the islands of Ilha Comprida and Ilha do Mel off the coast and only come to the mainland to eat. The population of the red-tailed amazon is estimated at 3500 to 4500 individuals.
Way of life
While most Amazon parrots are food generalists , the red-tailed amazon mainly eats the fruits of Callophyllum brasiliense , Syagus romanzoffianum and Psidium cattleyanum , but also uses 68 other forage crops.
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Individual evidence
literature
- Werner Lantermann (2007): Amazon parrots - biology, endangerment, keeping, species , Filander publishing house, ISBN 978-3-930831-66-1
- John Stoodley, Pat Stoodley: Genus Amazona , Bezels Publications, Lovedean 1990, ISBN 0-947756-02-7
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Amazona brasiliensis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Amazona brasiliensis inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2013.