Red-spectacled Amazon
Splendor (Amazona pretrei )
The splendor Amazon (Amazona pretrei ) is a species of parrot from the subfamily of Neuweltpapageien. The ground color of the plumage of these 32 inches tall expectant Amazonenart is green. At the top of the forehead, eyes reins, vertex and eyes area are feathered red. This also applies to the legs and the primaries ceiling.
The distribution of splendor Amazons is now limited to the located in southeastern Brazil Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Unlike for Amazon parrots typically is in the splendor Amazone a food specialist living predominantly of Araucaria seeds. Splendor Amazons come accordingly only in forests with a high proportion of Araucaria and nomadic within its distribution area, depending on the fruit ripening.
The Brazilian government has taken some measures to make the Brazilian population aware of the threat the glory Amazon and occurring in the same habitat pigeons neck Amazone. These measures appear to be effective, because of the existence of the splendor of Amazons has obviously started from a low point in 1994 when one of more than 8500 animals, increased to 1997 again 16,000 individuals.