This is a free-flying individual that nested in a seaside motel garden and was ringed by some local ornithologists. It came to a feeder tray the motel owners put out for it.
Photo by Peter Bono
Isla Compriea south of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2003
Photo by Peter Bono
Isla Compriea south of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2003
Alternative name: Red-tailed Parrot
- Amazona brasiliensis
Identification
- Deep green upperparts
- Yellowish green underparts
- Red forehead
- Blue throat and cheeks
- Broad red band on undertail
Distribution
South America: found in the south-eastern Brazil (south-eastern São Paulo and Paraná).
This species is one of three rare and local Amazona parrots that are Red-listed endemics to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil (Red-spectacled and Red-browed are the others).
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coastal restinga forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Its diet includes fruit, leaves, flowers and the insects within fruit.
Breeding
It nests in woodpecker holes and hollows in tall trees. The clutch consists of 2 and 4 eggs which are incubated for about 27 days. Fledging follows a further 50 or so days later.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Birdforum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-tailed Amazon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-tailed_Amazon
External Links
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