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Ara erythrocephala

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AVES PSITTACIFORMES PSITTACIDAE

Scientific Name: Ara erythrocephala
Species Authority: Gosse, 1847
Common Name/s:
English – Jamaican Green-and-yellow Macaw
Taxonomic Notes: It is possible that this species was that apparently named as Anadorhynchus (sic.) caerulens by Gmelin (Rothschild 1905), (in which case this name would have priority). The original descriptions require re-evaluation.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published: 2012
Assessor/s: BirdLife International
Reviewer/s: Butchart, S. & Symes, A.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species formerly occurred in Jamaica. Hunting drove it Extinct in the early 19th century.
History:
2008 – Extinct
2004 – Extinct
2000 – Extinct
1994 – Extinct
1988 – Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Ara erythrocephala was described by Gosse in 1847 as occurring in the mountains of Trelawny and St Anne's, Jamaica, based on a bird "procured by Mr White, proprietor of the Oxford Estate" (Rothschild 1905). It is thought to have become extinct in the early 19th century.

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
Jamaica
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It was described by Gosse as occurring in the mountains, presumably in forest.

Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It was presumably hunted to extinction.

Citation: BirdLife International 2012. Ara erythrocephala. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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