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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 01:05:10 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
VU
Tucuman Amazon*
Id (Atlas):
Amazona tucumana
Description (10 )
Tucuman Amazon
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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.
Argentina, Bolivia.
Southern Bolivia (no records since 1938) and north-western Argentina.
 
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)... )
Listen to XC363339
Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana ) [XC363339 ]
by Sjoerd Mayer from San Salvador de Jujuy, Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina (call)
Listen to XC463345
Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana ) [XC463345 ]
by id from Finca Jaculika, Camino de Lipeo a Los Toldos, Salta, 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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Tucuman Amazon see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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