Tucumán Amazon

Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana )

The Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana ), also written Tucumanamazone, is a parrot species of the subfamily of Neuweltpapageien.

Description

The ground color of the plumage of this 31 inches tall expectant Amazonenart is green. All feathers of the body plumage in this case have black seams. At the top of the forehead and the front vertex are colored red. The upper and under tail-coverts of the wings stand out from the rest of the body plumage by a yellowish- green color from. The primaries ceiling, however, are red. The beak is horn colored, the white featherless eye ring about it.

Distribution and habitat

The distribution area of ​​Tucuman Amazon extends from a small area in the south of Bolivia to north- west of Argentina. They live mainly in the mountain forests of the Andes at altitudes 1000-2200 meters. Living in small groups or swarms Tucuman Amazons nomadic within their range. The walks are determined by the food supply. In winter, the parrots migrate to deeper layers and then hold on to heights of 300 meters. Large portions of the habitat of the Tucuman Amazon now belong to national parks, so that the type threatened as not directly applicable .. The stock of this parrot is, however, only about 5,500 individuals.

Way of life

The preferred food of Tucuman Amazons are alder or Araucariensamen. In addition, fruits, seeds, nuts and berries of other trees and shrubs are eaten. Data on the reproductive way this parrot species are only from captivity. Then put Tucuman Amazons between one and four eggs. These are incubated for 27-28 days.

Stock

The trade of Tucuman Amazons is prohibited since the early 1990s. The species is listed in CITES Convention in Annex I as an endangered species. The zoo Karlsruhe from 1991 initiated a captive breeding project of Tucuman Amazons, at the private holders were involved. In the first year eleven chicks were successfully reared in this project. At the peak of the project, seventy holders involved with around 250 Tucuman Amazons. The project was, however, reinstated after the wild populations than less threatened than previously thought and proven data collection in private holders has proved difficult.

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