Puerto Rican Amazon |
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Also known as: Puerto Rican Parrot, Red-fronted Amazon
Puerto Rican Amazon
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Genus: Amazona | Species: vittata
Size:
29cm (11.3 in)
Weight:
320g (11.2 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one, subspecies gracilipes extinct.
Colour Adult:
A.v. vittata: Both adults mostly green, medium sized parrots; yellow on underparts, the feathers scalloped with soft black; red lores and frontal band; dark blue primary coverts and primary feathers; tail green with red at base. Bill yellow/horn in colour. Eye ring white. Eye brown.
A.v. graciliceps (extinct): Both adults as in vittata but smaller in size and with smaller, more slender feet.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but with pale yellow bill with grey at base of upper mandible.
Call:
Large range of whistles, squawks, horn like sounds; complex repertoire which may be individual to each bird.
Listen NowVideo Links:
Video 1More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
ML Media Collection Catalogue 8467, Puerto Rican Parrot Amazona vittata, Kepler, Cameron, Puerto Rico, Jan. 26 1971, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Puerto Rican Amazon
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Captive Status:
In captive breeding programmes.
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Breeding facilities at El Yunque and Rio Abajo, Puerto Rico.
Diet:
Variety of wild fruits and other wild vegetation.
Enrichment:
Not recorded.
Nest Box Size:
Not recorded.
Clutch Size:
2 to 4
Incubation Time:
26 days
Fledging Age:
About 9 weeks.
Hatch Weight:
About 10-12g.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Puerto Rican Amazon
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World Population:
Nearly 700 wild birds.
IUCN Red List Status:
Critically Endangered
CITES Listing:
Appendix I
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife 'restricted range' species. Affected mainly by habitat loss; also hunting, trapping for trade and increasingly severe hurricanes. In addition, introduced honeybees occupy nest cavities, botflies (Philornis pici) parasitise nestlings, and increasing numbers of Pearly-eyed Thrashers (Margarops fuscatus) destroy nests.
Range:
Puerto Rico and formerly neighbouring islands of Mona and Culebra.
Habitat:
Formerly found in all vegetation types from mangrove to montane forest with the exception of dry forest in south of Puerto Rico. Reminant population found in moist montane forest between 200-600m (656-1968 ft).
Wild Diet:
Birds feed on Ficus and jagua (Genipa americana) fruits, and the nuts of Chrysobalanus icaco. Also takes Dacryodes and allied species' seeds. In the Luquillo rainforest birds were recorded taking fruits, seeds, flowers and leaves from up to 60 species of plant.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Found generally in pairs. Aggressively territorial when breeding. Formerly found in large flocks.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 4, 35.5 x 28.5mm (1.4 x 1.1 in).
Breeding Season:
February-June in tree cavities.
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