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Amazon parrot

American  

noun

  1. any of several tropical American green parrots of the genus Amazona, popular as pets.


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Then there’s the bird exhibit, featuring macaws, cockatoos and a lilac-crowned Amazon parrot who are on display daily.

From Washington Post Mar. 27, 2023

Mario Andretti is loneliest at night, when he’s home alone in his sprawling Pennsylvania mansion, and there’s no one to talk to but Gonzo, his 34-year-old Amazon parrot.

From Seattle Times Apr. 19, 2021

He was able to retrieve Ginger and also still has Coocooberry, a red-lored green Amazon parrot about 20 years old.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2019

Jimmy Smits narrates this look at efforts to protect endangered native wildlife on Puerto Rico, and three conservationists intent on restoring some threatened species: the Amazon parrot, the leatherback turtle and the manatee.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2017

Rutgers professor Joanna Burger’s Amazon parrot, Tiko, gives different calls for hawk, person, cat, or a dog in the yard.

From Time Jul. 22, 2015

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