red-spectacled amazon
{{For|the species Amazona albifrons, sometimes called "spectacled amazon"|white-fronted amazon}}
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Red-spectacled amazon
| image = Amazona pretrei -Brazil-8.jpg
| image_caption = In Brazil
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status2 = CITES_A1
| status2_system = CITES
| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}
| genus = Amazona
| species = pretrei
| authority = (Temminck, 1830)
| synonyms =
| range_map = Amazona pretrei map.svg
}}
The red-spectacled amazon (Amazona pretrei) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Red-spectacled Amazon migrates seasonally from the northern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul to the south-eastern state of Santa Catarina to feed on the mass-produced seeds of the Brazilian Pine.{{Cite journal|last1=Marini|first1=Miguel Ângelo|last2=Barbet-Massin|first2=Morgane|last3=Martinez|first3=Jaime|last4=Prestes|first4=Nêmora P.|last5=Jiguet|first5=Frédéric|date=January 2010|title=Applying ecological niche modelling to plan conservation actions for the Red-spectacled Amazon (Amazona pretrei)|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.09.009|journal=Biological Conservation|volume=143|issue=1|pages=102–112|doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2009.09.009|bibcode=2010BCons.143..102M |issn=0006-3207|url-access=subscription}}
The species is distributed in the area of the frontier between southern Corrientes province in Argentina and the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
They are a quiet species with a relaxed disposition.{{Cite journal|last=SMITH|first=PAUL|date=September 2018|title=The identity of the mysterious "Azara's Parakeet" Sittace flaviventris Wagler, 1832|journal=Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências|volume=90|issue=3|pages=2851–2853|doi=10.1590/0001-3765201820170881|pmid=29947677 |issn=1678-2690|doi-access=free}}
Description
File:Amazona pretrei -Rio Grande do Sul -Brazil-8.jpg, Brazil]]
The red-spectacled amazon is {{convert|32|cm|in|abbr=on}} long. It is mostly green with some sparse red spots on head, variable extent of red on forehead, lores and around eyes, white eyerings, red on the bend of the wings with blue tips to secondaries and primaries and yellowish bill. Females have less red on the bend of the wing.
Diet:
90 percent of the Red-spectacled amazon's diet that inhabits the wild contains Angustifolia seeds, those in captivity, their diets consist of vegetables along with Araucaria seeds.
Conservation and threats
The red-spectacled amazon is a declining species as it is highly threatened by the destruction of the Aruacaria moist forests and the illegal exotic pet trade. An analysis of the extinct Amazona pretrei population records reveals that the species disappeared due to severe habitat loss, and in the past, the parrot's geographical range was at least 10% larger than the current range.
The red-spectacled amazon is prized for its colorful feathers, mimicry ability, exotic appeal, and relative rarity, so eggs and live parrots are frequently smuggled from the wild and bred in captivity. It is estimated that nearly 500 chicks are stolen from their nests and sold in Brazilian cities every year.
==References==
{{Reflist |refs =
{{cite web |publisher = BirdLife International |url = http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-spectacled-amazon-amazona-pretrei |title = Data Zone: Red-spectacled Amazon (Amazona pretrei) |accessdate = 12 July 2020 }}
|others=Illustrated by Frank Knight |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=0-691-09251-6 |year=2006 |url=https://archive.org/details/parrotsofworldid0000fors | page = Plate 108}}
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{{Commons category|Amazona pretrei}}
{{Amazon parrots}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q856209}}
Category:Birds of the South Region
Category:Vulnerable biota of South America
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Species that are or were threatened by the pet trade
Category:Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Category:Birds of the Atlantic Forest
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