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Red spectacled amazon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Psittaciformes

Family
  
Psittacidae

Scientific name
  
Amazona pretrei

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superfamily
  
Psittacoidea

Subfamily
  
Arinae

Higher classification
  
Amazon parrot

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Similar
  
Amazon parrot, Vinaceous‑breasted amazon, Bird, Parrot, Red‑tailed amazon

The red-spectacled amazon (Amazona pretrei) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Description

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The red-spectacled amazon is 32 cm (13 in) long. It is mostly green with some sparse red spots on head, variable extent of red on forehead, lores and around eyes, white eyerings, red on the bend of the wings with blue tips to secondaries and primaries, yellowish bill. Females have less red on the bend of the wing.

Cited texts

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  • Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6. 


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