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Species record

Red-necked Amazon

Amazona arausiaca

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Primary Traits

FamilyPsittacidae
OrderPsittaciformes
RealmNeotropical
HabitatForest
DietFruit
FlightFlies
Average mass

500 g

Elevation

300 m - 800 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Amazona arausiaca

English name

Red-necked Amazon

Order

Psittaciformes

Family

Psittacidae

Genus

Amazona

Species

arausiaca

Data source

HBW4, BOTW, D23

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Vulnerable

Range restricted

Yes

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

Neotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

450 g

Maximum unsexed mass

550 g

Average mass

500 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

300 m

Typical upper elevation

800 m

Maximum elevation

1,200 m

Elevation range

500 m

Typical elevation

550 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

1

Primary diet

Fruit

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

No data

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic