Thick-billed Parrot
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| - | '''Common Name:''' Thick-billed Parrot | + | '''Common Name:''' Thick-billed Parrot<br> |
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'''Scientific Name:''' Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | '''Scientific Name:''' Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | ||
'''Habitat:''' North America. Once found in the high elevation pine forests of southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. It is now only found in highland forests, pine forests and foothills of northern and central Mexico. | '''Habitat:''' North America. Once found in the high elevation pine forests of southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. It is now only found in highland forests, pine forests and foothills of northern and central Mexico. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Endangered. Habitat loss from the timber and mining industries, as well as poaching for the pet trade in the 20th century have brought this parrot close to extinction. | + | '''Status:''' Endangered. '''Global Population:''' 2,000 - 2,800 mature individuals and decreasing. Habitat loss from the timber and mining industries, as well as poaching for the pet trade in the 20th century have brought this parrot close to extinction. |
'''Diet:''' Mostly Pine Nuts; acorns, juniper berries, agave flower nectar, cherry fruits and insects. Occasionally tree bark. | '''Diet:''' Mostly Pine Nuts; acorns, juniper berries, agave flower nectar, cherry fruits and insects. Occasionally tree bark. | ||
The primary predation threats faced by Thick-billed Parrots come from various raptors. Chief amongst such raptors are Red-tailed Hawks, Apache Goshawks and Peregrine Falcons. The parrots are powerful flyers and are rarely taken except when raptors are able to gain close approach undetected by the parrots. Surprised in midair by a Peregrine Falcon, they dive straight for the ground and evade the falcon with agile maneuvers as they dive into trees that the falcon is reluctant to enter. Nocturnal predation comes mainly from ring-tailed cats. Thick-bills appear to be free of severe threats from snake predation faced by Amazona parrots inhabiting lower altitudes. | The primary predation threats faced by Thick-billed Parrots come from various raptors. Chief amongst such raptors are Red-tailed Hawks, Apache Goshawks and Peregrine Falcons. The parrots are powerful flyers and are rarely taken except when raptors are able to gain close approach undetected by the parrots. Surprised in midair by a Peregrine Falcon, they dive straight for the ground and evade the falcon with agile maneuvers as they dive into trees that the falcon is reluctant to enter. Nocturnal predation comes mainly from ring-tailed cats. Thick-bills appear to be free of severe threats from snake predation faced by Amazona parrots inhabiting lower altitudes. | ||
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