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Puerto Rican
Amazon Did you know?
Go green The Puerto Rican parrot is
the rarest parrot in the world.
I am a green parrot, with a red forehead.
My brown eyes are surrounded by a white
ring. My bright green feathers have a bluish
tinge, like that of a peacock. My belly is
bright blue, though some of my friends
have yellowish-green ones too!
Chirping and chattering
I am diurnal, which means I begin
my day at sunrise. I am a noisy bird.
My friends and I sit on branches
and squawk and screech for hours.
However, in the nesting (egg-laying)
season, I become very shy and use
my green plummage to camouflage
myself. Parrot pairs look after their
eggs for twenty-eight days and hLeirkbeivmoorsets.pTahrreoytsl,otvheetPoueearttnoeRcitcaar,nfrAumitsa,zaonnds are
chicks for two to three months. flowers.
Caught, caged, killed
I was found in abundance once, but by 1975, there
were just thirteen of us left! Humans have been
killing us for food and to protect their crops. I am a
popular cage-bird as well. This has led to the death
of a lot of my friends. My home, the Amazon, is also
being destroyed by human activity. As a result, our
food and nests are being destroyed.
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Amazon Did you know?
Go green The Puerto Rican parrot is
the rarest parrot in the world.
I am a green parrot, with a red forehead.
My brown eyes are surrounded by a white
ring. My bright green feathers have a bluish
tinge, like that of a peacock. My belly is
bright blue, though some of my friends
have yellowish-green ones too!
Chirping and chattering
I am diurnal, which means I begin
my day at sunrise. I am a noisy bird.
My friends and I sit on branches
and squawk and screech for hours.
However, in the nesting (egg-laying)
season, I become very shy and use
my green plummage to camouflage
myself. Parrot pairs look after their
eggs for twenty-eight days and hLeirkbeivmoorsets.pTahrreoytsl,otvheetPoueearttnoeRcitcaar,nfrAumitsa,zaonnds are
chicks for two to three months. flowers.
Caught, caged, killed
I was found in abundance once, but by 1975, there
were just thirteen of us left! Humans have been
killing us for food and to protect their crops. I am a
popular cage-bird as well. This has led to the death
of a lot of my friends. My home, the Amazon, is also
being destroyed by human activity. As a result, our
food and nests are being destroyed.
Btthhirredaissrhnseuurcmshpbareserysre.odn-tPaiuleedrtohaRwickasnaAnmd pazeoanrlsy,-reeydeudcing
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