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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a9 Peter Kyne<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Birdfinding.info \u21d2<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The Bahamian endemic form of Rose-throated Parrot<\/strong><\/a> remains fairly common on central and southern Abaco, where it can be seen around Marsh Harbour, Bahama Palm Shores, Sandy Point, and Abaco National Park.\u00a0 Also readily found on Great Inagua, including Matthew Town.\u00a0 The small New Providence flock is seen mostly from downtown Nassau east to Montagu Bay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBahama Parrot\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Amazona leucocephala bahamensis<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Family: Psittacidae<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Endemic to the Bahamas<\/strong>, but limited to Abaco and Inagua.\u00a0 Formerly resident on other major islands of the Bahamas\u2014most recently Acklin, but not since the early 1900s.<\/p> A small flock that appeared on New Providence in the early 2000s may be either introduced or conceivably a natural recolonization from Abaco.<\/p> In 2016 the Abaco population was estimated at 3,000 to 5,000, and the Inagua population 8,000 to 13,000.\u00a0 The flock on New Providence numbered about 12.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Identification<\/strong><\/span><\/p> The only wild parrot in the Bahamas. \u00a0Its most prominent features include a white forecrown and face, pale bill, and pink bib that extends from the cheeks and throat down onto the chest (and irregularly down to the belly).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBahama Parrot\u201d, A. l. <\/em>bahamensis<\/em>.\u00a0 (Bahama Palm Shores, Abaco, Bahamas; April 18, 2021.)\u00a0 \u00a9 John Doty<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The head, neck, back, and chest have a dark, scaly appearance because the feathers are partly green with variably broad blackish tips, typically darkest around the ear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBahama Parrot\u201d, A. l. <\/em>bahamensis<\/em>.\u00a0 (Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas; March 4, 2019.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Sally Chisholm<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBahama Parrot\u201d, A. l. <\/em>bahamensis<\/em>, with atypically extensive pink or reddish feathering on the underparts.\u00a0 (Matthew Town, Great Inagua, Bahamas; March 31, 2018.)\u00a0 \u00a9 Tarra Lindo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The upperside of the wing is mostly bluish.\u00a0 The underside usually appears mostly green with a black tip and trailing edge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/BahamaParrot2.jpg\")
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