Showing posts with label vittata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vittata. Show all posts
Monday, February 24, 2020

A pair of Amazona vittata. the puertorican amazon calling from a tree near their nest

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It has been an unusually rainy 24 of February.  Normally this month is one of the driest ones of the year.  But the arrival of a cold fr...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

A puertorican parrot displaying to others of its flock.

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Sometimes the puertorican parrots will open partially open their wings when they are displaying to other birds.  My guess is that they do...
Thursday, April 25, 2019

When resting among the foliage, the green color of the puerto rican parrot, Amazona vittata, serves as a great camouflage

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The puerto rican parrot is one of the Amazons with the the least color aside from green.  When resting or hiding among the vegetation it ...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Male Puerto Rican parrot displaying to two apparently indifferent females

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In the Rio Abajo forest in Arecibo I was able to observe a male Puerto Rican parrot cupping his wings and moving his body from side to s...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Late on a clear afternoon of the dry season, a trio Puerto Rican parrots rest on the vegetation. Rio Abajo State forest.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

The largest flock I have seen to date of Puerto Rican parrots (Amazona vittata) in the Rio Abajo forest.

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Since the first releases of the Puerto Rican parrot in the Rio Abajo forest, it has become almost commonplace to see, in certain parts o...
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Monday, October 7, 2013

Puerto Rican parrots, Amazona vittata, in captivity feeding on Sierra palm (Prestoea montana) fruits.

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Brian Ramos, Piel Jonas Banchs, Ana Estrella, Jong Piel Banchs Planting sierra palm Although the diet the parrots receiv...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

A Puerto Rican parrot, Amazona vittata, feeding on the fruit of the guava tree Psidium guajava

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Those that keep Amazons in captivity are quite familiar with the messy feeding habits of these birds.  It is not rare f...
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Some comments on the changes in brightness of certain colors of the tail feathers of the Puerto Rican parrot as you look at them from different perspectives.

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top view Reverse view Side angle view front angle view Of all the species in the psittacine genus Am...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Puertorican parrots eating west indian tree fern stems

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The Puerto Rican parrot ( Amazona vittata ) is known to eat the leaves, fruits or seeds of more than forty species of plants...
Saturday, November 3, 2012

Puertorrican parrot goes bananas about its bathtime

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This is a male of the species Amazona vittata vittata , the Puerto Rican parrot.  These birds greatly enjoy getting baths.  In ...
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Amazona vittata, The Puertorican parrot, roosting behavior in the wild

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Branch used by several parrots to roost, note the way the leaves and smaller branches have been stripped away There are seventeen p...
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Amazona vittata, laparoscopic examination of their internal organs to check their state of health

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This is a normal ovary of a mature female, the white irregular patch to the left marks the spot where an egg was released A healthy te...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Information about the Puerto Rican Parrot in the Vivaldi (Rio Abajo) aviary

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One of the bird of thr Rio Abajo Forest wild flock, raised in captivy.  You can see the antena and the radio transmiter that allow us  to ...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Puerto Rican parrot, Amazona vittata, a smile of hope

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One of the ten most endangered species of parrot in the world, the PR parrot is the focus of an intense effort to restore its populations....