The Tucumán Amazon, Amazona tucumana is a medium-sized species of parrot

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 mainly green and has red at the front of its head above its pale beak. It is found in woodland (especially with Alnus acuminata

Alnus acuminata

Alnus acuminata Alnus acuminata Alnus acuminata (also called Alder is a species of tree in the Betulaceae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.-References:...

or Podocarpus parlatorei

Podocarpus parlatorei

Podocarpus parlatorei is a species of Podocarpus, native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.It is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree...

) in the Yungas

Yungas

The Yungas is a stretch of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from southeastern Peru through central Bolivia. It is a transitional zone between the Andean highlands and the eastern forests. Like the surrounding areas, it has characteristics of the Neotropic ecozone...

 of Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 and Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

. It is threatened by habitat loss and capture for the parrot trade.

Description

The Tucumán Amazon is a mostly green short tailed parrot 31 cm (12 in) long. The green feathers of the upper-body have black margins. There is red plumage on the forehead and fore-crown, and the red does not extend around the white eye-rings. It has red primary wing feathers and no red at the bend of the wing. It has orange thighs and red at base of the green tail. They have a horn coloured beak, orange-yellow irises, and pinkish-grey legs. The male and female are identical in external appearance. Juveniles have less red on the head, green primary wing feathers, green thighs, and grey irises.

External links

• Ecology, Reproductive Biology and Conservation of Alder Amazon (Amazona tucumana) in the Montane Forests of Argentina http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/Projects/LuisRivera