Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890) is a animal in the Psittacidae family, order Psittaciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890)

Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890)

Amazona rhodocorytha, the red-browed amazon, is an endemic Brazilian parrot with distinct colored plumage now restricted to scattered eastern forest blocks.

Family
Genus
Amazona
Order
Psittaciformes
Class
Aves

About Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890)

The red-browed amazon (scientific name Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890)) has distinct physical markings. Its crown is bright red, fading to purplish-brown toward the back. Its cheeks and throat are blue, while its body and wing plumage is green, with dark markings on the back of its neck. When its wings are spread, black and red patches are visible. Its tail feathers have red markings and yellow tips. Its beak and legs are grey, and its eye iris is orange-brown. This parrot is endemic to tropical forests in eastern Brazil. It was once widespread across the region, but is now limited to a small number of larger remaining forest blocks. The largest of these blocks is located in the state of Espírito Santo. The species is also found in three forest areas in southeastern Bahia, five forest areas across the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, one location in northern São Paulo state, and one additional location in São Miguel dos Campos, in eastern Alagoas state. While the rest of Alagoas appears to have suitable habitat for the species, it has not been observed there recently.

Photo: (c) Roberto De Oliveira Silva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto De Oliveira Silva · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Psittaciformes Psittacidae Amazona

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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