Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana)

Other Names (World)
Tucuman Amazon, Tucuman Parrot, Alder Amazon, Alder Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1885)

Habitat
Open mountain woodland in Andean yungas forest dominated by pure stands of Alnus acuminata or Podocarpus parlatorei. From 1,600 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia.

Southern Bolivia (no records since 1938) and north-western Argentina.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation due to slash-and-burn agriculture and wildfires, illegal trapping for the cage-bird trad, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana) [XC50089]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Poblado de Baritu, Parque Nacional Baritu, Santa Victoria, Salta, Argentina (call)

Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana) [XC52935]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Altos de San Pedro, Villa Giardino, Cordoba, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered conspecific with Red-spectacled Amazon (Amazona pretrei), but they are better regarded as forming a superspecies.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana) - 10 files

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