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Photo by Jamfaraco
Lages-SC, Brazil, August 2005

Alternative name: Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Vinaceous-breasted Parrot

Amazona vinacea

[edit] Identification

30-36cm

• Bright green body
• Purple-maroon belly patch
• Red forehead, lores and speculum
• Pale blue nape
• Green tail with red outer tail feathers
• Yellow-tipped pink bill
  

Sexes identical though male tends to be larger

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in eastern Brazil (Bahia), to eastern Paraguay and northern Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Interior of dry forests. Araucaria groves, higher altitude areas and plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest high in tree cavities or cliffs. The clutch of 2-4 eggs is incubated for 28 days; both parents feed the young.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. Avian Web
4. BF Member observations

• List of references

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