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Red-lored Amazon

Amazona autumnalis

The Red-lored Amazon is a colorful parrot with bright green feathers and a red patch on its head. They are playful and love to mimic sounds, making them fun companions in the wild!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Red-lored Amazon is a medium-sized parrot with a predominantly bright green body. It has a distinctive fiery red patch on its forehead, bright yellow lores (area between eye and beak), and a blue wash on its crown. Its wings feature a small red speculum, making it visually distinct.

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Red-lored Amazon
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Red-lored Amazon

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Red-lored Amazons form strong pairs and often mate for their entire lives!

Their flocks make such loud calls, you can hear them from far away in the forest!

They often 'bathe' by rubbing against wet leaves after a rain shower!

They use their strong tongue to help move food around in their mouth while eating!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chatty Mimicry

Red-lored Amazons can imitate sounds and human words because of their flexible voice box, helping them communicate.

Fähigkeit

Nutcracker Beak

Red-lored Amazons have a powerful, curved beak that helps them crack open hard nuts and seeds with ease.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Climbers

Their zygodactyl feet (two toes forward, two back) help them grip branches like hands, climbing trees expertly.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Their vibrant green feathers blend perfectly with tropical leaves, making them hard for predators to spot.

Maße und Details

Länge
32-35 cm
Flügelspannweite
45-55 cm
Gewicht
0.31-0.48 kg
Lebenserwartung
30-50 Jahre
Top Speed
50 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-4
Brutzeit
25-28 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These herbivorous parrots enjoy a tasty diet of fruits, seeds, nuts, and flowers from tropical trees.

Hauptnahrung

  • Fruits
  • Seeds
  • Nuts
  • Berries
  • Flowers
  • Nectar

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Fig tree

Ficus maxima

Consumes ripe fruits and disperses their seeds widely.

eaten by

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

A primary predator, especially targeting young or unwary birds.

shelters

Kapok tree

Ceiba pentandra

Nests in natural hollows found within old, tall trees.

eats

Surinam Cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Feeds on its sweet berries, acting as a seed disperser.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance and do not try to touch wild birds.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Red-lored Amazon?

32-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Red-lored Amazon?

45-55 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Red-lored Amazon?

0.31-0.48 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Red-lored Amazon?

30-50 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Red-lored Amazon?

50 km/h

Was frisst Red-lored Amazon?

These herbivorous parrots enjoy a tasty diet of fruits, seeds, nuts, and flowers from tropical trees.

Wo findet man Red-lored Amazon normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Red-lored Amazon?

Foraging

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