Listen to the Saint Lucia amazon
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About the Saint Lucia amazon
The Saint Lucia amazon is a bird in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”.
What does the Saint Lucia amazon sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor), also known as the St. Lucia amazon and St. Lucia parrot, is a vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is endemic to Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles and is the country's national bird.
Related birds in the genus Amazona
More from the family Psittacidae
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Ara militaris
Monk parakeet
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Chestnut-fronted macaw
Ara severus
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Blue-headed parrot
Pionus menstruus
Australian king parrot
Alisterus scapularis
Australian ringneck
Barnardius zonarius
Golden-plumed parakeet
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Barred parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola
Frequently asked questions
What does a Saint Lucia amazon sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Saint Lucia amazon on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Saint Lucia amazon endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Saint Lucia amazon as “vulnerable”.
What family does the Saint Lucia amazon belong to?
The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Des Cartier Trail, St Lucia by Justin Watts – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q373310 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Saint Lucia amazon – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Brennan Mulrooney – CC BY 2.0