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 EN    Vinaceous-breasted Amazon* Id (Atlas):
    Amazona vinacea

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Vinaceous Amazon, Vinaceous Parrot, Vinaceous-breasted Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Kuhl, 1820)

Habitat
Lowland and highland Atlantic forest and ecotones between this forest and grasslands (southern Misiones) and cerrado (Paraguay). From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina (B), Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

Eastern Brazil from Bahia south to eastern Paraguay and northern 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 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction, illegal nest poaching, persecution as a crop pest, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
High-pitched and nasal, warbled 'cráu' or 'rac-rac', and hollow 'créu' calls when perched.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

 
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon (Amazona vinacea) [XC170438]
     by Douglas Meyer from Belo Oriente, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)

 
Vinaceous-breasted Amazon (Amazona vinacea) [XC268583]
     by Marcelo Villegas from Reserva Feliciano Miguel Abdala, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Red-browed Amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) has blue in face and lacks lilac breast. Red-spectacled Amazon (Amazona pretrei) has more extensive red on head and wings.


References
See References.


Files:
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