Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4

Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis)

French: Amazone à joues bleues German: Rotschwanzamazone Spanish: Amazona Colirroja
Other common names: Red-tailed/Blue-cheeked Parrot

Taxonomy: Psittacus brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758, Brazil.
Possibly forms a superspecies with A. rhodocorytha and A. dufresniana; has been treated as conspecific with both. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Brazil in São Paulo and Paraná.

  • Vulnerable
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