Red-browed Amazon  (Amazona rhodocorytha)

Authentication

Authenticated (07/12/2006) by Dr. Paul Reillo, Director of the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation (RSCF).
http://www.rarespecies.org

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.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Rare Species Conservatory Foundation (RSCF) (October, 2006)
    http://www.rarespecies.org/rb.html
  3. CITES (October, 2006)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1997) Handbook of the Birds of the World – Sandgrouse To Cuckoos. Vol. 4. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  5. BirdLife International (October, 2006)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1673&m=0
  6. The Society for Conservation in Aviculture (SCA) (October, 2006)
    http://www.thesca.org.uk/guides/amazons/redtop.html