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'''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=44584 Rogerio Araújo Dias]'''<br />Brasilia, [[Brazil]]]] | '''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=44584 Rogerio Araújo Dias]'''<br />Brasilia, [[Brazil]]]] | ||
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;[[: Category:Alipiopsitta|Alipiopsitta]] xanthops | ;[[: Category:Alipiopsitta|Alipiopsitta]] xanthops | ||
''Amazona xanthops'' | ''Amazona xanthops'' | ||
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*Orangey-red lower breast and belly | *Orangey-red lower breast and belly | ||
*Green thighs and vent | *Green thighs and vent | ||
| + | [[File:BF Yellow-faced Parrot Dani flight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Daniesser|Daniesser}}<br />Itacambira, MG, [[Brazil]], 9 June 2019]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in interior [[Brazil]] (Maranhão), northern [[Paraguay]] and occasionally eastern [[Bolivia]] (some sources say this is a Brazilian endemic). | [[South America]]: found in interior [[Brazil]] (Maranhão), northern [[Paraguay]] and occasionally eastern [[Bolivia]] (some sources say this is a Brazilian endemic). | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | Has formerly been included in the genus [[: Category:Amazona|Amazona]] | + | Has formerly been included in the genus [[:Category:Amazona|Amazona]] |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Cerrado (wooded grassland) and caatinga (thorn scrub) habitat. | Cerrado (wooded grassland) and caatinga (thorn scrub) habitat. | ||
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The diet fruit and seeds. They are particularly fond of mangoes. | The diet fruit and seeds. They are particularly fond of mangoes. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 13 January 2024
Alternative name: Yellow-faced Amazon
- Alipiopsitta xanthops
Amazona xanthops
Identification
27 cm (10½ in)
- Yellow head and neck
- Greenish on nape and upper breast
- Orangey-red lower breast and belly
- Green thighs and vent
Distribution
South America: found in interior Brazil (Maranhão), northern Paraguay and occasionally eastern Bolivia (some sources say this is a Brazilian endemic).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Has formerly been included in the genus Amazona
Habitat
Cerrado (wooded grassland) and caatinga (thorn scrub) habitat.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet fruit and seeds. They are particularly fond of mangoes.
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, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal to move this species to genus Alipiopsitta
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-faced Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-faced_Parrot
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