Red-spectacled Amazon (Amazona pretrei)
About the Red-spectacled Amazon
The red-spectacled amazon (Amazona pretrei) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Red-spectacled Amazon migrates seasonally from the northern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul to the south-eastern state of Santa Catarina to feed on the mass-produced seeds of the Brazilian Pine. The species is distributed in the area of the frontier between southern Corrientes province in Argentina and the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. They are a quiet species with a relaxed disposition.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 23 recordings for this species: 21 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Lilac-crowned AmazonAmazona finschirecording
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonicarecording
- Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenariusrecording
- Southern Mealy AmazonAmazona farinosarecording
- St. Lucia AmazonAmazona versicolorrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.