Red-crowned Amazon
Amazona viridigenalis
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
The red-crowned amazon (Amazona viridigenalis), also known as the red-crowned parrot, green-cheeked amazon or Mexican red-headed parrot, is an endangered amazon parrot native to northeastern Mexico and possibly southern Texas in the United States. A 1994 study estimated wild populations of between 2,000 and 4,300 mature individuals; the IUCN Red List considers it a globally endangered species with a decreasing population. The main threats to the native bird's survival are the illegal export of trapped birds from Mexico to the United States for the pet trade and the destruction of their natural…
L'Amazone à joues vertes (Amazona viridigenalis) est un des Psittacidae du genre Amazona les plus rares. Description L'Amazone à joues vertes mesure 30 à 33 cm pour une envergure d'environ 64 cm et une masse de 300 g. Son plumage présente une dominante verte avec des nuances jaunes sur le ventre.
Papaver es un género de plantas angiospermas, conocidas comúnmente como amapolas, que pertenecen a la familia Papaveraceae y que se distribuyen por Europa, Asia y Norteamérica. Las amapolas normalmente son de 4 pétalos, generalmente rojos, aunque pueden aparecer en tonos rosados, blancos o púrpuras. Los pétalos a veces tienen una mancha negra en la base.
Distribution
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