| Red-browed Amazon Amazona
rhodocorytha (aka Red-browed Parrot) Brazilian name: Chauá |
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Veracel,
Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil November 2008 The Red-browed Amazon is distributed in eastern Brazil from Bahia south to Rio de Janeiro with a disjunct and possibly extinct population in Alagoas. |
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It is found in lowland Atlantic Rain Forest, a habitat that is under severe threat, although it can migrate seasonally to higher ground. It is also noted as a good "speaker" and consequently is a target of the caged bird trade. As a result of these factors it is classified as Endangered by Birdlife International though, as recently as the 1930's it was regarded as common within its range. | |||
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It has a reddish-orange
forehead and crown with yellow lores and bluish cheeks. It has a
small red speculum and black primaries as can be seen in photo 3
while the tail has a red subterminal area and yellowish tips. There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase. There is also a page on Wikiaves. |
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The relevant section from "Threatened Birds of the Americas" can be found here. | |||
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