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Tucuman Parrot

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-;Amazona tucumana+[[Image:Tucuman Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mark Harper in San Lorenzo, Salta, [[Argentina]]]]
 +'''Alternative name: Tucuman Amazon'''
 +;[[: Category:Amazona|Amazona]] tucumana
==Identification== ==Identification==
 +31cm. Green, red forehead, forecrown and on upperwings, body feathers scalloped with black, orange thighs, tail green with red at base, bill pink/tan, eye orange/red.
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 +Juvenile: As in adult but with minimal red on forehead, followed by orange in some individuals; primary coverts and thighs green. Eye grey.
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==Distribution== ==Distribution==
 +[[Argentina]] and [[Bolivia]].
 +
==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
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==Habitat== ==Habitat==
 +Moist lowland forests and montanes.
==Behaviour== ==Behaviour==
 +The diet includes fruit and seeds.
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 +3-4 eggs are laid and incubated for 23-25 days.
==External Links== ==External Links==
{{GSearch|Amazona+tucumana}} {{GSearch|Amazona+tucumana}}
- +[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amazona]]
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]+

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Photo by Mark Harper in San Lorenzo, Salta, Argentina
Photo by Mark Harper in San Lorenzo, Salta, Argentina

Alternative name: Tucuman Amazon

Amazona tucumana

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[edit] Identification

31cm. Green, red forehead, forecrown and on upperwings, body feathers scalloped with black, orange thighs, tail green with red at base, bill pink/tan, eye orange/red.

Juvenile: As in adult but with minimal red on forehead, followed by orange in some individuals; primary coverts and thighs green. Eye grey.

[edit] Distribution

Argentina and Bolivia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit and seeds.

3-4 eggs are laid and incubated for 23-25 days.

[edit] External Links

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