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Status in the Wild

World Population:
Lilacina estimated at 400-600 birds; otherwise generally common in some parts of range.

Range:
A.a. autumnalis: Mexico to Honduras including Bay Islands.
A.a salvini: Honduras or Nicaragua to SW Colombia and NW Venezuela.
A.a. lilacina: W Ecuador and possibly Narino, SW Colombia.
A.a diadema: Amazon basin of Brazil between Rio Negro and Rio Solimoes.


Habitat:
Lives in a range of habitats, woodland, open areas with trees, mangroves, wooded swamps, gallery forest, cultivated areas with trees, plantations; also dry forest in Ecuador. Mostly below 800m (2624 ft).

Threat Summary:
Heavily trapped in wild bird trade; race lilacina facing heaviest pressure. Also habitat loss.

IUCN Rating:
Least Concern; however, 55,329 individuals have been traded since 1981.

Wild Diet:
Eats figs, oranges, mangoes, palm fruits, coffee beans, seeds.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Nomadic, birds move from rainforest in breeding season to open areas in winter. Found in loose flocks or in pairs, are gregarious when feeding (often found with macaws). Roost in tall trees in gallery forest or mangroves; 800 birds reported at one site.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3 rounded eggs, 37.5 x 30.5mm (1.5 x 1.2 in).

Breeding Season:
Birds in breeding condition April, Oaxaca; February-March, Belize; March, Guatemala; January-February, Colombia; breed February-April Panama; March-May, Belize and January-March, Ecuador.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://amazornia.us/home.html

http://natureali.org/parrot_project/ID.htm

More Info Sites:
Infonatura - Search for Red-lored Parrot

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