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White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons Amazona Frentiblanca
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Photo: R. Rodríguez Mojica
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White-fronted Parrot Amazona albifrons Amazona Frentiblanca
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Photo: R. Rodríguez Mojica
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A bright green parrot with a red face mask and a white forehead. Length: 25-29 cm.; weight: 176-242 g. Audio 3 (R. Rodríguez Mojica). Native to Central America from Mexico to Costa Rica. Has bred in nest boxes at the University of Puerto Rico/ Mayagüez, but it is not clear if the population will be self-sustaining. TAXONOMY: PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACIDAE; Arinae. |
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Photo: R. Rodríguez Mojica
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Photo: R. Rodríguez Mojica
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References Camacho Rodríguez, M., J. Chabert Llompart, and M. López Flores. 1999. Guía para la identificación de las aves exóticas establecidas en Puerto Rico. Depto. de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, San Juan, PR. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1998. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 4. Sandgrouse to cuckoos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Juniper, T. and M. Parr. 1998. Parrots: A guide to parrots of the world. Yale Univ. Press. Pérez-Rivera, R. A. 1992. Feral exotic psittaciformes from Puerto Rico. Ornitología Caribeña 3:30-34. http://www.arndt-verlag.com/amazons.html White-fronted Parrot, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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