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Yellow-lored Amazon (Amazona xantholora)
Also Known As: Yellow-lored Parrot, Yucatan Amazon or Parrot
Yellow-lored Amazon (Amazona xantholora)
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Did You Know?
In the wild the Yellow-lored Amazon looks more streamlined in its body shape than other amazons do, suggesting it spends more time on the wing.
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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:Not recorded
Range: Found in Yucatan Peninsula and lsla Cozumel, SE Mexico, and N Belize.
Habitat:
Found mainly below 300m (984 ft) in more open, drier deciduous scrub forest and Pinus woodland; has overlap with White-fronted Amazon.
Threat Summary:
None apparent so far.
IUCN Rating:
Least concern
Wild Diet:
Eats pods of Acacia sp., maize and citrus fruits.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Found in flocks, in groups of up to 1500 birds. Mostly feed in tree tops.
Clutch and Egg Size:
4 or 5
Breeding Season:
March, Yucatan Peninsula; April-May, Belize.
Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.zoosociety.org/pdf/BWBPubs/BirdsofCentralBelizeCaribGeog.pdf
More Info Sites:
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/041980.HTM
http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p_spp=196696
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