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9 threatened animals of the Southeast:: Puerto Rican parrot
9 threatened animals of the Southeast
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast
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TAW
Nov 12 2012 at 9:12 PM
The statement about the Puerto Rican parrot being the only parrot species remaining in the U.S. is erroneous - the endangered thick-billed parrot, living in the white mountains area of Arizona is another species.
Guest
Nov 21 2012 at 4:11 PM
Not true...there are parrots living under an overpass in Chicago, Illinois and also in the Hyde Park Area. They are green and numerous. Look them up if you don't believe me. They have pictures of them on You Tube. I think they also live in New York City somewhere.
Puerto Rican parrot
The endangered Puerto Rican parrot, or Amazona vittata, is the only native parrot to Puerto Rico and the only parrot species remaining in the United States.
Due to an almost total loss of its forest habitat, the bird population dipped to as low as 13 birds in 1975. Today, the birds live in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico, where recovery has been slow. The species' population numbers around 250, captive and wild.
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