Pacifist Parrot:
Lilacine Amazon The Lilacine Amazon was recently recognized as a species, split from the widespread Red-lored Amazon. Its unique characteristics are lilac-tipped feathers that give its crown a bluish-purple wash, and an all-dark beak. This parrot is only found in southwestern Ecuador, where its small range is fragmented into six main areas. The largest population, of 500 to 1,000 birds, roosts in dry forests that are also the habitat for another endangered parrot, the Great Green Macaw. The Lilacine Amazon's personality adds to the challenges of conserving this rare species. How could this happen? | |
