Puerto Rican Amazon  (Amazona vittata)

Authentication

Authenticated (21/06/2006) by Dr. Thomas White, Wildlife Biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and coordinator for the releases of captive-reared Puerto Rican Parrots, Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program.
http://www.fws.gov/southeast/es/rio%20grande.htm

Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Mantle: In birds, the wings, shoulder feathers and back, when coloured differently from the rest of the body.
Primaries: In birds, the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of the wing.
Re-introduction: An attempt to establish a native species back into an area where it previously occurred.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. UNEP-WCMC: Puerto Rican Amazon - Amazona vittata (June, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/puertori.htm
  3. CITES (January, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Parrots International (February, 2006)
    http://www.parrotsinternational.org/Species_Pages/Puerto_Rican_Amazon_photos_1.htm
  5. White, T. (2003) From Cage to Rainforest. Endangered Species Bulletin, 2003: 1.
  6. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1997) Handbook of the birds of the world, Volume 4 - Sandgrouse to cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  7. BirdLife International (February, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1666&m=0
  8. Núñez-García, F. and Torres-Báez, P. (2008) Technical/Agency Draft Recovery Plan for the Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Georgia, USA. Available at:
    http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/080617.pdf
  9. US Fish and Wildlife Service: Southeast Region (June, 2008)
    http://www.fws.gov/southeast/prparrot/