Puerto Rican Parrot 
Scientific Name:
Amazona vittata
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Puerto Rican Amazon, Red-fronted Amazon
Group:
Birds
Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: March 11, 1967
CR-IUCN: 2010
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Puerto Rico

Facts Summary:
The Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): Puerto Rico. This species is also known by the following name(s): Puerto Rican Amazon, Red-fronted Amazon.

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