Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot Amazona ventralis

Hispaniolan Amazon
Hispaniolan Amazon
The Hispaniolan Amazon is native to forests of Haiti and the Dominican Republic (the island of Hispaniola). Mainly green, it has a white brow and blue crown, some blue on the cheek, dark blue ears and a light horn beak. There is blue on the wings and red on the belly.
Hispaniolan Amazon
Hispaniolan Amazon
Although the population is declining through loss of habitat and capture for the pet trade, captive-bred Hispaniolans have been released on Puerto Rico as a trial before release of captive-bred parrots of the more highly endangered Puerto Rican Amazon.