Defenders' Experts
Thick Billed Parrot
Flocks
of bright green, red headed parrots lived in Arizona
not long ago. Thick-billed parrots (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) were
extirpated from Arizona
by the 1940’s. Unlike the extinct Carolina
parakeet (the only other parrot found in the continental US), it isn’t too late
to bring the thick-billed parrot back. The species, which is Endangered, still
survives in the Sierra
Madre Occidental
in Mexico.
In the Field
Thick billed parrots are the focus of a long term research and conservation effort in Mexico, and a bi-national committee is making plans to expand their range into Arizona.
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