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Red-browed Amazon  (Amazona rhodocorytha)

Also Known As: Red-crowned Amazon (Parrot), Red-topped Amazon (Parrot), Red-capped Amazon (Parrot)
 
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Red-browed Amazon perched with Hispaniolan Amazon in background

Credit: © Jonker/Innemee Araproject | http://www.araproject.nl
 
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Did You Know?
The Red-browed Amazon sometimes feeds and roosts with Orange-winged Amazons.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
845

Range: East coast of Brazil, most likely extinct in state of Rio de Janeiro; NE Bahia and E Minas Gerais to Espirito Santo and N Sao Paulo.

Habitat:
Found in humid lowland forests; also reported in highlands seasonally. Occurs up to 1000m (3280 ft).

Threat Summary:
Deforestation and fragmentation of habitat, trapping for wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Endangered

Wild Diet:
Fruits, seeds, berries and buds from tree-tops.

CITES Rating:
Appendix I

Ecology:
Roosts in groups, in tall trees. Does not adapt well to partial deforestation.

Clutch and Egg Size:
Up to 4 eggs

Breeding Season:
Possibly October-January.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.rarespecies.org/

http://www.rarespecies.org/rb.html

http://www.nagonline.net/Diets%20pdf/Red-Browned%20Amazon%20Parrot%20Nutrition.pdf

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-browed_Amazon