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[[Image:Tucuman Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Mark+Harper|Mark Harper}} in San Lorenzo, Salta, [[Argentina]], 3 September 2003]]
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'''Alternative name: Tucuman Amazon'''
[[Image:Tucuman Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by <b>Mark Harper in San Lorenzo, Salta, Argentina]]
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;[[: Category:Amazona|Amazona]] tucumana
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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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==
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[[Argentina]] and [[Bolivia]].
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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''Monotypic''
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Moist lowland forests and montanes.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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The diet includes fruit and seeds.
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3-4 eggs are laid and incubated for 23-25 days.
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==References==
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1. https://www.hbw.com/ibc/species/tucuman-amazon-amazona-tucumana
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Amazona+tucumana}}
 
{{GSearch|Amazona+tucumana}}
  
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Amazona]]
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 16 January 2020

Photo © by Mark Harper in San Lorenzo, Salta, Argentina, 3 September 2003

Alternative name: Tucuman Amazon

Amazona tucumana

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.

Distribution

Argentina and Bolivia.

Taxonomy

Monotypic

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and montanes.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruit and seeds.

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

References

1. https://www.hbw.com/ibc/species/tucuman-amazon-amazona-tucumana

External Links

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