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Amazons & Parakeets |
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Amazons & Parakeets |
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| Common name | YELLOW-HEADED AMAZON |
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| Scientific name | Amazona oratrix | |
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Psittaciformes | |
| Family | Psittacidae | |
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Distribution |
Coastal rainforests and savannahs of the Gulf of Mexico basin from Southern Tamaulipas to Tabasco, and the Pacific Coast from Nayarit to Oaxaca. A significant population exists on the Marias Islands. Also found in Belize and Guatemala as a subspecies. |
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| Conservation status |
Endangered (at risk of extinction) This species has been deeply affected by illegal wildlife trade and deforestation. Trade in this species is prohibited in Mexico since October 2008. L isted in CITES Appendix I.R egulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 |
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MEALY AMAZON |
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| Scientific name | Amazona guatemalae | |
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Psittaciformes | |
| Family | Psittacidae | |
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Distribution |
The rainforests of South-East Mexico, Guatemala, Surinam and other Central American countries. |
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Endangered (at risk of extinction) This species has been deeply affected by illegal wildlife trade and deforestation. Trade in this species is prohibited in Mexico since October 2008. Listed in CITES Appendix II. R egulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 |
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| Common name |
THICK-BILLED PARROT |
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| Scientific name | Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | |
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Psittaciformes | |
| Family | Psittacidae | |
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Distribution |
Primary forest in the mountains of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. |
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Endangered (at risk of extinction) Endemic species deeply affected by deforestation and illegal wildlife trade. Trade in this species is prohibited in Mexico since October 2008. L isted in CITES Appendix I.R egulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 |
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LILAC-CROWNED AMAZON |
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| Scientific name | Amazona finschi | |
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Psittaciformes | |
| Family | Psittacidae | |
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Forests and dry forests of the Mexican Pacific basin from Sonora to Guerrero. Small colonies of this species have learned to live in some cities in western Mexico. |
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Endangered (at risk of extinction) Endemic species deeply affected by deforestation and illegal wildlife trade. Trade in this species is prohibited in Mexico since October 2008. Listed in CITES Appendix I. R egulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 |
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| Common name |
ORANGE-FRONTED PARAKEET |
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| Scientific name | Eupsittula canicularis | |
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Order |
Psittaciformes | |
| Family | Psittacidae | |
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Distribution |
Dry forests and savannas of the Pacific slope, from northern Sinaloa (Mexico) to Costa Rica. |
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Threatened Species affected by illegal wildlife trade and, to a lesser extent, deforestation. Trade in this species is prohibited in Mexico since October 2008. Listed in CITES Appendix I. Regulated in Mexico by NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 |
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Última modificación: 19 de marzo de 2021
