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 NT    Yellow-faced Amazon* Id (Atlas):
    Alipiopsitta xanthops

Description (10)
Image of Yellow-faced Amazon
 

Other Scientific Names
Amazona xanthops [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Amazona xanthops [Stotz et al. (1996)], Amazona xanthops [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Amazona xanthops [Collar et al. (1994)], Amazona xanthops [BirdLife International (2000)], Amazona xanthops [BirdLife International (2004)]

Other Names (World)
Yellow-faced Amazon, Yellow-faced Parrot, Brazilian Yellow-faced Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
26.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Spix, 1824)

Habitat
Wooded grassland (cerradío), spiny arid scrub (caatinga), gallery forest and Mauritia palm-stands. From 600 - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Bolivia (B), Brazil (B).

Interior Brazil from Maranhío south to northern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia.
 
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 NT
Habitat destruction and degradation with high-quality cerrado grasslands are being rapidly destroyed by mechanised agriculture, intensive cattle-ranching, afforestation, invasive grasses, excessive use of pesticides and annual burning, trade, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High-pitched 'kréwe-kréwe' and 'grayo-grayo' calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

 
Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) [XC418058]
     by Robson Silva e Silva from Santa Rita do Novo Destino, Goi\u00e1s, Ch\u00e1cara Jayrson, Brazil (song)

 
Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) [XC8584]
     by Bradley Davis from Recanto Ecologico Rio da Prata, Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Placement within genus Amazona has been questioned.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) which is larger, with turquoise forecrown and different breast pattern.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Yellow-faced Amazon (Alipiopsitta xanthops) - 10 files


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