Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis)

Other Names (World)
Red-tailed Amazon, Red-tailed Parrot, Blue-cheeked Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
35 - 37 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Mangrove and littoral forest. From sea-level - 200 m, but occasionally up to 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

South-eastern Brazil in S�o Paulo and Paraná.

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

Population
Estimated population is 4,000 - 5,500 (2010) and increasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss for boat building, banana plantations, cattle- and buffalo-grazing and beach houses, trapping for the cage-bird trade are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mainly frugivorous. But also leaves, flowers and insects within fruit.

Voice
High-pitched and musical growls, 'klit-cr�u, klit-cr��', and liquid chatters.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) [XC174791]
by Guilherme de Melo Becher from Paranagu\u00e1, Paranagu\u00e1, Parana, Brazil (call)

Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) [XC842598]
by Bruno Lima from Itanha\u00e9m, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (dawn song)

Subspecies
Possibly forms a superspecies with Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) and Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) and has been treated as conspecific with both.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) - 10 files

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