Red-browed Amazon

Description

The red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil.It has been considered a subspecies of the blue-cheeked amazon,but today all major authorities consider them separate species.It is threatened both by habitat loss and by being captured for the trade in wild parrots.The red-browed amazon has a bright red crown fading to purplish-brown at the back.The cheeks and throat are blue and the wing and body plumage is green with dark markings on the back of the neck.Black and red patches can be seen on the wings when they are spread and the tail feathers have red markings and are tipped with yellow.The beak and legs are grey and the iris of the eye is orange-brown.