thick-billed parrot

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The thick-billed parrot is a rare, bright green, heavy-billed parrot native to the high-elevation pine forests of Mexico and now endangered due to habitat loss and historical persecution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
parrot
species
activityPattern diurnal
billAdaptation cracking hard pine cones
billCharacteristic thick bill
breedingSite tree cavities
class Aves
commonName thick-billed parrot
conservationConcern small fragmented populations
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
currentBreedingRange Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico NERFINISHED
diet buds
conifer seeds
fruits
pine seeds
endemicTo Mexico NERFINISHED
family Psittacidae NERFINISHED
flightBehavior strong flyer
genus Rhynchopsitta NERFINISHED
habitat high-elevation pine forests
montane coniferous forests
historicalRange Arizona NERFINISHED
New Mexico NERFINISHED
southwestern United States NERFINISHED
IUCNStatus Endangered
kingdom Animalia
legalProtection protected in Mexico
migrationPattern altitudinal movements
nativeTo Mexico NERFINISHED
Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED
nestingHabitat mature pine forests
order Psittaciformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
plumageFeature red forehead
red shoulder patches
primaryColor bright green
primaryFoodSource seeds of large-cone pines
reintroductionAttempts Arizona NERFINISHED
scientificName Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha NERFINISHED
socialBehavior flocks
gregarious
taxonRank species
threat habitat loss
historical persecution
logging of pine forests
vocalization loud calls

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Queens Zoo hasAnimal thick-billed parrot