{"id":4037,"date":"2014-09-28T04:34:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T04:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=4037"},"modified":"2021-11-07T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:42:10","slug":"basic-information-sheet-for-the-amazon-parrot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/basic-information-sheet-for-the-amazon-parrot\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Information Sheet: Amazon Parrot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon parrot-Amazona spp.<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Natural History<\/h2>\n

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\nAmazon parrots originate from a large portion of the Amazon Basin in South America although species-specific ranges vary. Habitats range from savannah, palm grove, scrub forest to rainforest.\u00a0 Wild Amazon parrots are incredibly active, foraging and flying in flocks.<\/p>\n

Amazon parrots are listed on Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) list. Appendix I species are threatened with extinction, and commercial trade is prohibited and importation\/exportation for scientific research requires special permits.
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Taxonomy<\/h2>\n

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\nClass<\/strong>: Aves<\/em><\/p>\n

Order<\/strong>: Psittaciformes<\/em><\/p>\n

Genus<\/strong>: Amazona<\/em> 27 species and many subspecies<\/p>\n

Amazona finschi<\/em>: Lilac-crowned Amazon parrot<\/p>\n

Amazona auropalliata<\/em>: Yellow-naped Amazon<\/p>\n

Amazona amazonica<\/em>: Orange-winged Amazon<\/p>\n

A. ochrocephala oratrix<\/em>: Double yellow-headed Amazon<\/p>\n

A. aestiva<\/em>: Blue-fronted Amazon<\/p>\n

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Physical description<\/h2>\n

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