Saint Lucia amazon
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Amazona versicolor

The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor ) also known as the Saint Lucia parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Saint Lucia and is the country's national bird.

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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist mountain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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The species had declined from around 1000 birds in the 1950s to 150 birds in the late 1970s. At that point a conservation program began to save the species, which galvanized popular support to save the species, and by 1990 the species had increased to 300 birds. Although the population in Saint Lucia is small it is still expanding.

References

1. Saint Lucia amazon Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucia_amazon
2. Saint Lucia amazon on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22686387/179319598
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/589879

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