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Red-crowned Parrot
Sign in to saveAlso known as Amazona viridigenalis, Red-crowned Amazon
species of parrot (bird)
Species
Endangeredvia IUCN
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Endangered status
- taxon name
- Amazona viridigenalis
- Commons category
- Amazona viridigenalis
- Commons gallery
- Amazona viridigenalis
- litter size
- 3.5
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- taxon common name
- papagaio-de-fronte-vermelha
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- A. viridigenalis
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Encyclopedic overview
The red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), also known as the red-crowned parrot, green-cheeked amazon or Mexican red-headed parrot, is an endangered amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico and possibly southern Texas in the United States. A 1994 study estimated wild populations of between 2,000 and 4,300 mature individuals; the IUCN Red List considers it a globally endangered species with a decreasing population. The main threats to the native bird's survival are the illegal export of trapped birds from Mexico to the United States for the pet trade and the destruction of their natural habitat, the lowland forests of northeastern Mexico.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Red-crowned Parrot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.