Diademed amazon
| Diademed amazon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Superfamily: | Psittacoidea |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Arinae |
| Tribe: | Androglossini |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. diadema |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazona didema von Spix, 1824 | |
The diademed amazon (Amazona diadema) is a parrot in the Psittacidae family formerly considered conspecific with the red-lored amazon (Amazona autumnalia).
Range
Amazona diadema is restricted to the state of Amazonas in north-western Brazil.
Habitat and Ecology
The species occurs in a variety of lowland forest habitats as well as areas containing scattered trees and plantations. It feeds mostly on fruit and nuts.
References
- ↑ Birdlife International (2014). "Amazona didema". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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