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Blue-cheeked Amazon  (Amazona dufresniana)

Also Known As: Blue-cheeked Parrot, Dufresne's Amazon or Parrot
 
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Pair of Blue-cheeked Amazons in captivity

Credit: (c) Anthony Snell
 
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Did You Know?
The first known hatch of a captive Blue-cheeked Amazon in the USA occurred on May 22, 2006.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range: Exact range uncertain; recorded from N Guyana, NE Surinam, NE French Guiana and E Venezuela in La Gran Sabana and area of Sierra de Lema, E Bolivar; possibly in NE Brazil in northern Amapa to northern Roraima.

Habitat:
Found up to 1700m (5576 ft). Occurs in rainforest and cloudforest in lower subtropical zone and from savanna woodlands in Venezuela. Guianas birds found in gallery forest.

Threat Summary:
Possible decline from trapping for wild bird trade, and habitat loss.

IUCN Rating:
Near-threatened

Wild Diet:
Not available

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Habits not well known; probably resident with seasonal movements. Said to visit coastal forests in July-August. Found in pairs or small flocks with larger groups at communal roost at night. Keeps mainly to canopy.

Clutch and Egg Size:
Not available

Breeding Season:
March, Guyana.

More Info Sites:
http://www.worldtwitch.com/parrots3.html

http://www.ascaniobirding.com/pdf/info/CullenHanksThesis.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-cheeked_Amazon