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Amazona guildingii

Photo by Richard Fray
Location: the Vermont Nature Trail, St. Vincent

[edit] Identification

It is a quite stunning bird, especially in flight, appearing mostly bronze, with blackish wings and startling bright golden wing patches. Quite variable in colorations, with two color phased described: one mostly bronze, one mostly green, and intermediate birds sometimes seen. Common is the whitish head and the yellow at the tip of the tail.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to St. Vincent of the Caribbean, and critically endangered.

[edit] Taxonomy

Studies have shown that this is the closest current living relative of the Imperial Parrot of Dominica.

[edit] Habitat

Wet, mature forest, normally found in higher elevation at St. Vincent.

[edit] Behaviour

Its diet consists mainly of fruits, nuts, flowers and seeds.

It nests in holes and 1-2 eggs are laid.

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