Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4

White-faced Amazon (Amazona kawalli)

French: Amazone de Kawall German: Kawallamazone Spanish: Amazona de Kawall
Other common names: Kawall's Parrot

Taxonomy: Amazona kawalli Grantsau and Camargo, 1989, Mato Piri, right bank of Rio Juruá below Eirunepé, Amazonas, Brazil.
Taxonomic status of this recently described form was questioned, and it was widely considered to be an aberrant form of A. farinosa, but scrutiny of further evidence has convincingly shown it to be a valid species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Amazon basin, Brazil.

  • Least Concern
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