Saint Lucia amazon

Saint Lucia amazon
On St Lucia
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
Species:
A. versicolor
Binomial name
Amazona versicolor
(Müller, 1776) [3]
Synonyms

The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor), also known as the St. Lucia amazon and St. Lucia parrot, is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles and is the country's national bird.[4][1][5]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2020). "Saint Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22686387A179319598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686387A179319598.en. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ protonym: Psittacus versicolor Müller, PLS, 1776. Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd. BHL
  4. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Parrots, cockatoos". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ "National Bird". silver.org. 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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