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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/ Mayagⁿez, 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 Rodrφguez, M., J. Chabert Llompart, and M. L≤pez Flores. 1999. Guφa para la identificaci≤n de las aves ex≤ticas 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. PΘrez-Rivera, R. A. 1992. Feral exotic psittaciformes from Puerto Rico. Ornitologφa Caribe±a 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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