Liliac-crowned Amazons by Ken _Gilliland
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Description
The endangered Liliac-crowned Amazon Parrot is endemic to the Pacific slope of Mexico. The species occurs in wooded foothills below 1,500 m, from southern Sonora to Oaxaca. It occurs in deciduous and semi-deciduous forests along the Pacific coast, as well as pine-oak forests. However, nest studies demonstrate that Lilac-crowned Parrots require semi-deciduous forest as optimal breeding habitat. These forests provides key food resources for Lilac-crowned Parrots during the dry season. However, semi-deciduous forest now covers only 5,106 km2 in its distribution range, hence its population decline.
Lilac-crowned Parrots are important pre-dispersal seed predators, causing a total 56% loss of seed resources of Astronium graveolens (Cashew tree) through direct predation and waste of immature fruits.
Rendered in Iray with an ultrascenery background using Martin Frost's Topical Botanicana
Comments (4)
Fantastic scene, but it is so sad that they are endangered!
I hope the birds in Florida survived the hurricane okay!
I too hope that wildlife didn't suffer from the terrible weather. Great work here Ken. You have a real flair for the sanctity of wildlife.
I always appreciate your work, including both images and efforts for the environmental protection.
Thanks for the informative notes accompanying this splendid image