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Puerto Rican Amazon is indexed among the 9,479 entries in Vinony's Critically Endangered Species collection.
Within Vinony's link graph, Puerto Rican Amazon is referenced by 182 other articles, and connects out to binomial nomenclature, CITES and Critically Endangered.
It sits within the topics Amazon parrots, Birds described in 1783 and Endemic birds of Puerto Rico.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Critically EndangeredObservations: One specimen lived 10.1 years in captivity (Brouwer et al. 2000). Considering the longevity of similar species, however, it is likely that maximum longevity is underestimated in this species.
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Amazona vittata
- Commons category
- Amazona vittata
- Commons gallery
- Amazona vittata
- taxon common name
- papagaio-porto-riquenho
- litter size
- 2.8
- egg incubation period
- 26
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- A. vittata
- endemic to
- Puerto Rico
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Encyclopedic overview
The Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata), also known as the Puerto Rican parrot (Spanish: cotorra puertorriqueña) or iguaca (Taíno), is the only extant parrot endemic to the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico. Measuring 28–30 cm (11.0–11.8 in), the bird is a predominantly green parrot with a red forehead and white rings around the eyes. Belonging to the Neotropical genus Amazona, its closest relatives are believed to be the Cuban amazon (Amazona leucocephala) and the Hispaniolan amazon (Amazona ventralis).
The Puerto Rican amazon reaches sexual maturity at between three and four years of age. It reproduces once a year and is a cavity nester. Once the female lays eggs she will remain in the nest and continuously incubate them until hatching. The chicks are fed by both parents and will fledge 60 to 65 days after hatching. This parrot's diet is varied and consists of flowers, fruits, leaves, bark and nectar obtained from the forest canopy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Puerto Rican Amazon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.