Amazona brasiliensis

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
English : Red-tailed amazon
French : Amazone à joues bleues

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittacidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Total length of 37 cm. Dark horn-colored bill. Plumage mostly green with clearer belly and nape. Bright red tail, yellow-edges on wing feathers. Forehead and lores bright red, crown purplish-pink, blue to violet-blue cheeks.

Range and habitat
Narrow coastal strip in South-East Brazil from Sao Paulo to Santa Catarina. Lives only in littoral forests, seasonally or permanently flooded.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Appendix I
Status : This species is threatened with extinction as its habitat is damaged by human activites. Trapping of wild specimens for trade is also a problem. The species occurs in protected areas and is targeted by conservation programs.
Ex-Situ Programs : EEP in Europe

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