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Aves - Birds
PSITTACIFORMES Guacamayos, loros, cotorras - Parrots, macaws, parakeets |
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Psittaciformes
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Psittacidae
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Guacamayos, loros , cotorras
Parrots, macaws, parakeets |
Macaws |
Ara chloroptera Red-and-Green Macaw En cautiverio / in captivity SUPUESTO EXTINCTO EN ARG. PRESUMED EXTINCT IN ARG. |
Iguazú, Misiones (Arg.) 7/1999 |
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Amazons |
Parrots, parakeets |
¿El Loro Barranquero esta en peligro? Este
loro siempre ha sido una especie muy numerosa, pero ya no lo es. Recientemente
se ha notado una seria declinación de las poblaciones. ¿Las
causas? Envenenamiento intencional para proteger cultivos, la destrucción
de su hábitat (quemas de cientos de miles de hectáreas
de monte por año), la captura para mascotas, la caza, y... quizás
un factor muy importante: el desarrollo turístico próximo
a los sitios de nidificación.
¡Si vos podés hacer algo para
evitrar esto, por favor házlo ya! |
¿Is the Burrowing Parrot endangered? This
parrot has always been ver numerous. But this is no longer the case.
Serious population declines have been recently recorded. ¿The
reasons? Intentional poisoning to reduce these so-called pests, habitat
destruction (burning of hundreds of thousands of hectares of shrubland
each year), capture for the "pet industry", hunting, and perhaps
a most important factor: new tourist developments next to their nesting
places. If there is any way in which you can help to avoid this happening, please act now! Here
are a couple of links that provide more information about this issue: |
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![]() Burrowing Parrots are caught by poachers in their natural habitat. They are then bleached using hydrogen peroxide and sold as "Yellow Macaws". Sadly, most die precisely 25 days after their "hair do", for the bleaching agent destroys their liver. Suggestion: Never buy parrots. The Rivera Norte reserve, in Acassuso (northern suburbs of Buenos Aires) is running a recovery center for these birds. They are kept and fed for a year or more, until they molt and get back their true colors. PHOTOS: Above: a feral bleached Burrowing Parrot arrives at Ribera Norte, responding to the call of the caged indivuals that are in recovery. Centre: Stretched wing of a parrot that died at R. Norte as a result of bleaching. Below: Wild Burrowing Parrots fly at Estancia Marahué, Pedro Luro, BA |
Cachaña
Enicognathus ferrugineus Austral Parakeet |
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Estancia Cabo San Pablo, Tierra del
Fuego (Arg) - 1/2001
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