Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha)

Other Names (World)
Red-browed Amazon, Red-browed Parrot, Red-crowned Amazon, Red-crowned Parrot, Red-topped Amazon, Red-topped Parrot, Red-fronted Amazon, Red-fronted Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvadori, 1890)

Habitat
Primarily in lowland humid forests. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Eastern Brazil in Alagoas and from Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro and S�o Paulo.

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

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction through conversion to plantations and pastureland, trapping for the cage-bird trade are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fruit, seeds, berries and buds procured in treetops. Has also been recorded feeding in papaya, jackfruit, mangoes, cocoa, banana and coffee plantations.

Voice
Low-pitched and nasal 'crawa' notes and other squeaks.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) [XC736067]
by Mateus Gon\u00e7alves Santos from RPPN Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Veracel, Porto Seguro-BA, Bahia, Brazil (call)

Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) [XC131040]
by Christian Regis da Silva from Santa Teresa, Espirito Santo, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Possibly forms a superspecies with Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) and Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) and has been treated as conspecific with Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana), or even both.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Red-browed Amazon see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Red-browed Amazon

If you would like to read any articles about the Red-browed Amazon...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Red-browed Amazon

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

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Red-browed Amazon

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

Show External Videos

From BING (0)