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[[Image:Orange-winged_Parrot.jpg|thumb|450px|right|| ''M. m  amazonica''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Botanical Gardens of Georgetown, [[Guyana]] 21 March 2005]]
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[[Image:Orange-winged_Parrot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by juninho<br/>Location: Botanical Gardens of Georgetown, Guyana]]
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[[Image:2463 Parrot, Orange-winged.jpg|thumb|400px|right||''M. m  tobagensis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|peterday|peterday}}<br />Cuffie River Nature Resort, [[Tobago]] 26 March 20023]]
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'''Alternative name: Orange-winged Amazon'''
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;[[Category:Amazona]] [[: Category:Amazona|Amazona]] amazonica
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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The Orange-winged Amazon (''Amazona amazonica''), also known locally as Orange-winged Parrot, is a large Amazon parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru and central Brazil.
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[[File:Orange-winged_Parrot_Flight_NIELS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|| ''M. m  amazonica''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|njlarsen|NJLarsen}}<br />Strathclyde, [[Barbados]], 28 June 2023]]
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33 cm long and weighs 340 g. Green, lateral blue stripe on the side of the head, some yellow on the crown, cheeks and outer tail tips, and an orange speculum. Sexes are alike.
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====Variation====
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Subspecies ''tobagensis'', found only on [[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]], is larger then the nominate form, and has more orange in the wing.
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==Distribution==
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[[South America]]: from [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Trinidad]] and [[Tobago]], to the [[Guianas]], [[Brazil]] and [[Bolivia]] as well as in [[Ecuador]] and northern [[Peru]]. There is an isolated population in eastern Brazil. The species has been introduced several places such as  [[Florida]], USA and [[Barbados]].
  
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Its habitat is forest and semi-open country. Although common, it is persecuted as an agricultural pest and by capture for the pet trade (over 66,000 captured in the years 1981-1985). It is also hunted as a food source.
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==Taxonomy==
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Two subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''A. a. amazonica''
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**E Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, n Bolivia and e Brazil
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*''A. a. tobagensis''
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**Trinidad and Tobago
  
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The Orange-winged Amazon lays three to five white eggs in a tree cavity, which are incubated by the female for 3 weeks, with a further two months to fledging.
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==Habitat==
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Forest and semi-open country in lowlands, mostly below 600 m [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl]].
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==Behaviour==
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3-5 white eggs are laid in a tree cavity, and incubated by the female for 3 weeks, with a further two months to fledging.
  
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The Orange-winged Amazon is about 33 cm long and weighs 340 g. It is mainly green with a lateral blue stripe on the forehead, some yellow on the crown, cheeks and outer tail tips, and an orange speculum. Sexes are alike.
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The diet includes fruit and seeds, including the fruit of palm trees and sometimes cocoa.
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==References==
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Subspecies ''tobagensis'', found only on Trinidad and Tobago, is larger then the nominate form, and has more orange in the wing.
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Collar, N. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.orwpar.01
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Orange-winged Amazons are noisy birds and make loud, high-pitched screams. They eat fruit and seeds, including the fruit of palm trees and sometimes cocoa. They roost communally in palm and other trees, and large numbers can be seen at the roost sites at dawn and dusk.
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Amazona amazonica" {{!}} "Orange-winged Parrot" {{!}} "Orange-winged Amazon"}} 
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{{GS-checked}}1
  
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It is becoming common as a feral bird in the Miami, Florida area of the USA
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{{VSearch|"Amazona amazonica" {{!}} "Orange-winged Parrot" {{!}} "Orange-winged Amazon"}} 
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==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Amazona+amazonica}} 
 
 
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[[Category:Birds]]

Latest revision as of 00:28, 25 April 2024

M. m amazonica
Photo © by juninho
Botanical Gardens of Georgetown, Guyana 21 March 2005
M. m tobagensis
Photo © by peterday
Cuffie River Nature Resort, Tobago 26 March 20023

Alternative name: Orange-winged Amazon

Amazona amazonica

Identification

M. m amazonica
Photo © by NJLarsen
Strathclyde, Barbados, 28 June 2023

33 cm long and weighs 340 g. Green, lateral blue stripe on the side of the head, some yellow on the crown, cheeks and outer tail tips, and an orange speculum. Sexes are alike.

Variation

Subspecies tobagensis, found only on Trinidad and Tobago, is larger then the nominate form, and has more orange in the wing.

Distribution

South America: from Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, to the Guianas, Brazil and Bolivia as well as in Ecuador and northern Peru. There is an isolated population in eastern Brazil. The species has been introduced several places such as Florida, USA and Barbados.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • A. a. amazonica
    • E Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, n Bolivia and e Brazil
  • A. a. tobagensis
    • Trinidad and Tobago

Habitat

Forest and semi-open country in lowlands, mostly below 600 m asl.

Behaviour

3-5 white eggs are laid in a tree cavity, and incubated by the female for 3 weeks, with a further two months to fledging.

The diet includes fruit and seeds, including the fruit of palm trees and sometimes cocoa.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Collar, N. and P. F. D. Boesman (2020). Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona amazonica), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.orwpar.01

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External Links

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