White-cheeked Amazon (Amazona kawalli)

White-cheeked Amazon, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Amazona kawalli was only recently re-discovered in the wild in 1996, after first being recorded over a hundred years ago.

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Species Profile

Genus: Amazona | Species: kawalli

Size:

38cm (14.8 in)

Weight:

Not recorded.

Subspecies including nominate:

one

Colour Adult:

Both adults in general green; black dusting feathers of crown to upper mantle and sides of neck; secondary feathers 1-3 red at bases, the remainder green; yellow/green carpal edge; tail green with broad yellow/green tip, the side tail feathers red at bases bordered with purple/blue, the outermost feathers margined with blue. Bill horn in colouration with dark grey culmen and tip to upper mandible. Buff/white bare skin at base of bill. Eye ring grey. Eye orange/red.

Colour Juvenile:

As in adults.

Call:

Call in flight wheeou, wheeou.

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More Information:

Avibase

Content Sources:

CITES
Wikipedia
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 89062, Kawall's Parrot Amazona kawalli, Marantz, Curtis, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Dec. 17 1997, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006. 2010 edition
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

White-cheeked Amazon, Mato Grosso, Brazil
© Jacek Kisielewski [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

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Did You Know?

Amazona kawalli was only recently re-discovered in the wild in 1996, after first being recorded over a hundred years ago.

Academic Research

Related publications: Amazona kawalli

Species Care

Captive Status:

Almost unknown in captivity.

Longevity:

At least 10 yrs.

Housing:

Walk-in flight 3 x 1.5 x 2m (9.8 x 5 x 6.5 ft), outside minimum temperature 15 C (59F); metal construction necessary.

Diet:

Seed mix of safflower, oats, buckwheat and some sunflower, fruits and vegetables, green leaves, sprouted beans/peas, rosehips, supplements, complete kibble.

Enrichment:

Bird safe wood chew objects (toys, branches), vegetable tanned leather toys; bathing.

Nest Box Size:

Not recorded.

Clutch Size:

Not recorded.

Incubation Time:

Not recorded.

Fledging Age:

Not recorded.

Hatch Weight:

Not recorded.

Peak Weight:

Not recorded.

Weaning Weight:

Not recorded.

White-cheeked Amazon, Mato Grosso, Brazil
© Jacek Kisielewski [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

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Did You Know?

Amazona kawalli was only recently re-discovered in the wild in 1996, after first being recorded over a hundred years ago.

Academic Research

Related publications: Amazona kawalli

Species Wild Status

World Population:

Unknown, stable.

IUCN Red List Status:

Least Concern

CITES Listing:

Appendix II

Threat Summary:

Loss of habitat from land cleared for cattle ranching and soy production, facilitated by expansion of the road network. Proposed changes to the Brazilian Forest Code reduce the percentage of land a private landowner is legally required to maintain as forest, further reducing habitat.

Range:

Amazon basin in Brazil, north-west.

Habitat:

Found in tropical rainforest; prefers water's edge and permanently flooded forest.

Wild Diet:

Seed, palm fruits.

Ecology and Behaviour:

Nests in cavities of trees in flooded areas.

Clutch and Egg Size:

Not recorded.

Breeding Season:

Not recorded.

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Amazona kawalli was only recently re-discovered in the wild in 1996, after first being recorded over a hundred years ago.

Academic Research

Related publications: Amazona kawalli

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