Diademed amazon
Appearance
Diademed amazon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Amazona |
Species: | A. diadema
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Binomial name | |
Amazona diadema von Spix, 1824
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The diademed amazon (Amazona diadema) is a parrot in the family Psittacidae formerly considered conspecific with the red-lored amazon (Amazona autumnalia).
Range
Amazona diadema is restricted to the state of Amazonas in north-western Brazil.
Habitat and ecology
The species occurs in a variety of lowland forest habitats as well as areas containing scattered trees and plantations. It feeds mostly on fruit and nuts.
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