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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!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAvesOrdenPsittaciformesFamiliaPsittacidaeGéneroAmazona

Red-lored Amazon

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 32-35 cm
Envergadura: 45-55 cm
Peso: 0.31-0.48 kg
Esperanza de vida: 30-50 años
Top Speed: 50 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2-4
Incubación: 25-28 días

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Fruits
Seeds
Nuts
Berries
Flowers
Nectar

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.