Red-browed Amazon
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The Red-browed Amazon is a species of parrot
in the Psittacidae family.
It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil
. It has been considered a subspecies
of the Blue-cheeked Amazon
, but today all major authorities consider them separate species.
It is threatened by habitat loss and capture for the wild parrot trade.
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
in the Psittacidae family.
It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It has been considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Blue-cheeked Amazon
Blue-cheeked Amazon
The Blue-cheeked Amazon, Amazona dufresniana, also known as Blue-cheeked Parrot or Dufresne's Amazon, is a parrot found in northeast South America in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and possibly far northern Brazil. It lives in forest and savanna woodlands up to 1700 m.It is about 34 cm...
, but today all major authorities consider them separate species.
It is threatened by habitat loss and capture for the wild parrot trade.