Parrots (Psittacidae)
Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis) - HBW 4, p. 467
French: Amazone d'Hispaniola
German: Haitiamazone
Spanish: Amazona de la Española
Other common names: Hispaniolan Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus ventralis P. L. S. Müller, 1776, Martinique; error = Hispaniola.
Forms superspecies with A. leucocephala and A. collaria, and all may be conspecific. Monotypic.
Distribution: Hispaniola, occurring in both Haiti and Dominican Republic; also on satellite islands. Introduced to Puerto Rico and US Virgin Is.
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an individual perched at the edge of the road Locality Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
DAVID ASCANIO 15 April 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 3.3 -
A single individual perched atop of a small tree in a area heavily deforested near El Aguacate military post, at the internation Locality Sierra de Bahoruco, Dominican Republic (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 20 April 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 3 -
A close-up of a bird perched Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 5 years ago 29 sec 3
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