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Amazona versicolor

[edit] Identification

42-46 cm long, this parrot is mostly green with bluish forehead, red crescent on the throat that to a variable degree is continued as a wash down the breast, and a red square on the wing that otherwise shows blue primaries. Was reduced to about 100 birds in the 1970s by habitat destruction, hunting, and capture for the pet trade. A strong campaign aiming at making the population feel pride in their parrot has lead to a rebound, but the species is still considered critically endangered.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to St. Lucia in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean. It is closely related to Red-necked Parrot of Dominica.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Moist mountain forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruits and flowers.

[edit] External Links

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