7 thoughts on “Southern Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa): Revise global status?”
The proposal to downlist this species from NT to LC seems reasonable. It is listed as LC in the Brazilian National Red List (ICMBio 2018).
However, it is important to note, as mentioned in the species account, that the Atlantic Rainforest population in Brazil is genetically distinct and should be managed as a separate conservation unit. This population is more threatened than the species as a whole, being listed at state level as Critically Endangered in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, and Vulnerable in Bahia and Rio de Janeiro (Fernandes et al. 2019).
References
Fernandes, K. C., Bosso, P., Faria, A. R. G., Kanaan, V. T., Martinez, J., Miyaki, C., Nunes, F., Oliva, L. R.,. Prestes, N. P., Raso, T. F., Scherer-Neto, P., Seixas, G. H. F., Serafini, P. P., Somenzari, M., Sipinski, E. A. & Traylor-Holzer, K. (2019). Ex Situ Conservation Assessment for the Integrated Conservation of PAN Parrots and Grey-Breasted Parakeet in Brazil. IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group – Brazil. Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. https://www.cpsg.org/content/ex-situ-assessment-integrated-conservation-national-action-plan-parrots-and-grey-breasted
The species is imported by particularly Asian in significant numbers and consignments of more than 100 birds is not rare. Guyana has and had a export quota of 300 birds annually for the past three years which is a significant reduction of previous years where Suriname also had export quotas
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Amazona farinosa in Ecuador is heavily impacted by domestic and international ilegal bird trade (dozens reach TUERI Wildlife Hospital in Quito every year after being confiscated, and numbers have increased since the beginning of the COVID pandemia). Locally, they are hunted and killed by local farmers due to the impacts on crops.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed, but the account for this species has been updated to incorporate additional information from this discussion. Southern Mealy Amazon is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
The proposal to downlist this species from NT to LC seems reasonable. It is listed as LC in the Brazilian National Red List (ICMBio 2018).
However, it is important to note, as mentioned in the species account, that the Atlantic Rainforest population in Brazil is genetically distinct and should be managed as a separate conservation unit. This population is more threatened than the species as a whole, being listed at state level as Critically Endangered in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, and Vulnerable in Bahia and Rio de Janeiro (Fernandes et al. 2019).
References
Fernandes, K. C., Bosso, P., Faria, A. R. G., Kanaan, V. T., Martinez, J., Miyaki, C., Nunes, F., Oliva, L. R.,. Prestes, N. P., Raso, T. F., Scherer-Neto, P., Seixas, G. H. F., Serafini, P. P., Somenzari, M., Sipinski, E. A. & Traylor-Holzer, K. (2019). Ex Situ Conservation Assessment for the Integrated Conservation of PAN Parrots and Grey-Breasted Parakeet in Brazil. IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group – Brazil. Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. https://www.cpsg.org/content/ex-situ-assessment-integrated-conservation-national-action-plan-parrots-and-grey-breasted
ICMBio (2018). Livro Vermelho da Fauna Brasileira Ameaçada de Extinção: Volume I. ICMBio, Brasília, Brazil. https://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/component/content/article/10187
The species is imported by particularly Asian in significant numbers and consignments of more than 100 birds is not rare. Guyana has and had a export quota of 300 birds annually for the past three years which is a significant reduction of previous years where Suriname also had export quotas
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 21 February 2022. We will now analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’s Red List status on this page on 21 February 2022, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2022.1 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 27 February 2022, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Amazona farinosa in Ecuador is heavily impacted by domestic and international ilegal bird trade (dozens reach TUERI Wildlife Hospital in Quito every year after being confiscated, and numbers have increased since the beginning of the COVID pandemia). Locally, they are hunted and killed by local farmers due to the impacts on crops.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested by so many people in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the new information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 7 March 2022.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed, but the account for this species has been updated to incorporate additional information from this discussion. Southern Mealy Amazon is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2022.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2022.1 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in July 2022, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.