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VINACEOUS-BREASTED AMAZON Amazona vinacea ENDANGERED ATLANTIC FOREST
This handsome parrot has declined alarmingly over much of its range and, apart from a few tantalising "maybe" sightings from San Rafael National Park, is largely confined to the eastern Atlantic Forests of Departamentos Alto Paraná and Canindeyú. A nosiy bird like all Amazons, the species can be identified by the red forehead and lilac wash across the breast.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1633PH) Adult dorsal, Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Hugo del Castillo September 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1634PH) Adult ventral, Refugio Karapá, Departamento Canindeyú (Nelson Pérez April 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE4110PH) Adult ventral, Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2014).
VIDEO - (FPAVE4111VI) Adult, Limoy Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2014).
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Amazona vinacea
1 (FPAVE1635RE) Calls recorded Estancia Golondrina, Departamento Canindeyú (Myriam Velázquez October 2000).
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