Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis)

Other Names (World)
Hispaniolan Amazon, Hispaniolan Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
28 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(M�ller, 1776)

Habitat
Wooded habitats, from arid palm-savannah to pine and montane humid forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Dominican Republic (B) (NB), Haiti (B) (NB).

Introduced to Puerto Rico (B) (NB), Virgin Islands (British) (B) (NB), Virgin Islands (U.S.) (B) (NB).

Hispaniola, occurring in both Haiti and Dominican Republic; also on satellite islands. Introduced to Puerto Rico and Usouthern Virgin Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction due to conversion to agriculture and charcoal production, trapping for the cage-bird trade, hunting for food are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Noisy. A wide variety of squawks and screeches. A bugling flight call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis) [XC794475]
by id from Duverg\u00e9 (near Puerto Escondido), Duverge, Independencia Province, Dominican Republic (call)

Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis) [XC438071]
by Barry Edmonston from Rabo de Gato, Independencia, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala) and Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria), and all may be conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Hispaniolan Amazon see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Hispaniolan Amazon

If you would like to read any articles about the Hispaniolan Amazon...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Hispaniolan Amazon

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Hispaniolan Amazon or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Hispaniolan Amazon

If Birdpedia has no videos of Hispaniolan Amazon or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)