Parrots (Psittacidae)
Red-tailed Amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) - HBW 4, p. 470
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.
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A bird eating dead leaves Locality London Zoo, London, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 4 November 2005 5 years ago 38 sec 3.1
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A bird eating a hazel-nut
Locality Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nicole Bouglouan 3 January 2008 34 weeks ago 3.4 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
One adult bird perched.
Locality Ilha do Cardoso, Cananéia, São Paulo State, Brazil
Carlos Gussoni 23 October 2011 14 weeks ago 3 -
A group of three.
Locality Chester Zoo, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Jonathan Beilby 2 years ago 3 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 18 August 2010 1 year ago 2.7 -
Portrait of an adult.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 11 August 2010 1 year ago 2.7
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Calls in flight from a pair. Locality Ilha Comprida, São Paulo State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 21 May 2005 2 years ago 4
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