Puerto Rican amazon - Wikipedia
The Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata), also known as the Puerto Rican parrot (Spanish: cotorra puertorriqueña) or iguaca (Taíno), is the only extant parrot endemic to the archipelago …
Iguaca – the endangered Puerto Rican parrot - NFWF
Just months after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, the world’s few remaining Puerto Rican parrots delivered some good news to the scientists and conservationists determined to …
Recovery of the Puerto Rican Parrot | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Puerto Rican parrot recovery program is an effort to conserve, protect and manage wild and captive parrots in order to downlist the species from endangered to threatened. The Iguaca, as …
Our scientists have developed techniques that have aided conservation programs for other parrot species in Hawaii and throughout Latin America. In 2007, the Service, in partnership with the …
“Iguaca”— the name given by the Taino Indians to the native parrot. Its scientific name is Amazona vittata but in Puerto Rico it is best known as the Puerto Rican Parrot. Status The …
El Yunque National Forest - Resource Management - US Forest Service
La iguaca, Cotorra Puertorriqueña. Cotorra Puertorriqueña: Preguntas y Respuestas. Aviario Iguaca: Estrategias Usadas en el Programa de Recuperación de la Cotorra Puertorriqueña. …
Puerto Rican amazon - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on
The Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata), also known as the Puerto Rican parrot (Puerto Rican Spanish: cotorra puertorriqueña) or iguaca, is the only extant parrot endemic to the …
Post-hurricane, agencies work to preserve a rare Puerto Rican …
Oct 16, 2017 · El Yunque's Iguaca aviary has 240 birds, 43 of which were moved from another sanctuary during the hurricane. "The purpose of this aviary is the recovery of species in the …
Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) - Avian HQ
Jan 11, 2024 · Look closely up in the canopy, and you just might spot the Puerto Rican Parrot, also known as the Iguaca. Measuring about 11-12 inches (28-30 cm) long and weighing 8-11 …
Puerto Rican Amazon | Amazona Vittata | Puerto Rico Bird | Facts
The Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata), also known as the Puerto Rican parrot or iguaca, is a rare, vibrantly green parrot endemic to Puerto Rico measuring about 11 inches long.