Red-tailed Amazon
A species of Amazon parrots Scientific name : Amazona brasiliensis Genus : Amazon parrots
Red-tailed Amazon, A species of Amazon parrots
Botanical name: Amazona brasiliensis
Genus: Amazon parrots
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Description General Info
Description
Red-tailed amazons weigh around 425 g (15.0 oz) and are approximately 35 cm (14 in) long. As expected from its common name, it has a broad red band on its tail, but as it largely is limited to the inner webs of the feathers, it is mainly visible from below or when the tail is spread open. Additionally, the tail has a broad yellow tip, and the outer rectrices are dark purplish-blue at the base. The remaining plumage is green, while the throat, cheeks and auriculars are purple-blue, the forecrown is red, and the rectrices are broadly tipped dark blue. It has a yellowish bill with a blackish tip to the upper mandible, a pale gray eye ring, and orange irises. Juveniles have a duller plumage and brown irises. 
Size
37 cm
Feeding Habits
Red-tailed Amazon primarily feeds on fruits like Syagrus romanzoffianum, Psidium cattleianum, and Calophyllum brasiliense, with a repertoire of 68 plant species. Seeds, flowers, nectar, and occasionally invertebrates such as beetle larvae, spiders, and pupae also constitute their varied diet. They exhibit diverse foraging behaviors to obtain these foods.
Habitat
Red-tailed Amazon predominantly inhabits littoral forests, which include seasonally and permanently flooded forests, sand-plain forests, lowland humid 'Atlantic' rainforests, and mangroves. This species roosts and breeds within these coastal ecosystems and disperses by day to forage. The broader geographical regions where these habitats are found extend along a strip ranging between Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba. Habitat fragmentation due to logging, agriculture, and urban development severely threatens red-tailed Amazon's survival, with extensive loss of the Atlantic coastal forest, mainly affecting their food sources and nesting sites.
Dite type
Herbivorous
General Info
Behavior
Red-tailed amazons are usually found in pairs or flocks, which occasionally may number several hundred individuals in the non-breeding season. It primarily roosts and breeds on coastal islands, but most of the foraging takes place on the nearby mainland, where the birds forage mainly for fruits, but their diet also includes seeds, flowers, nectar, and rarely, insects.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Amazon parrots Species
Red-tailed Amazon 
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