Martinique Amazon
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| Martinique Amazon | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. martinicana |
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| Amazona martinicana A.H. Clark, 1905 |
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The Martinique Amazon, Amazona martinicana, was a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It was endemic to Martinique. It became extinct due to habitat loss as Martinique was cleared for agriculture.[1] It has not been recorded since 1722.[1] The Guadeloupe Amazon, a similar, also extinct parrot inhabited the island of Guadeloupe and may have been the same species.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Ellis, Richard (2004). No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. pp. 168. ISBN 0-06-055804-0.
- BirdLife International 2004. Amazona martinicana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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