Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | D2 |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2020 | Vulnerable | D2 |
2016 | Vulnerable | D1+2 |
2013 | Vulnerable | D1+2 |
2012 | Vulnerable | D1+2 |
2008 | Vulnerable | D1; D2 |
2004 | Vulnerable | |
2000 | Vulnerable | |
1996 | Vulnerable | |
1994 | Vulnerable | |
1988 | Threatened |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | high |
Land-mass type | Average mass | 676 g |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 230 km2 | medium |
Number of locations | 6-10 | - |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | 1150-1500 mature individuals | good | estimated | 2000 |
Population trend | increasing | medium | observed | 1998-2008 |
Generation length | 15.66 years | - | - | - |
Number of subpopulations | 1 | - | - | - |
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation | 100% | - | - | - |
Population justification: The population was estimated in 2009 by the first ever St Lucia Parrot point count (Status of the Saint Lucia Parrot Amazona versicolor, Report to the Government of Saint Lucia, February 2011) to number between 1,750-2,250 parrots, which equates to 1,167-1,500 mature individuals, rounded here to 1,150-1,500 mature individuals (per R. Low in litt. 2018).
Trend justification: There are no new data on population trends, therefore the species is assumed to still be increasing. No evidence of a population decline was witnessed following the habitat damage caused by Hurricane Thomas of 2010 (R. Low in litt. 2018).
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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St Lucia | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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St Lucia | Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis |
St Lucia | Mandelé Protected Landscape |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane | major | breeding |
Altitude | 500 - 900 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Biological resource use | Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Whole (>90%) | No decline | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Whole (>90%) | No decline | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Future | Whole (>90%) | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Climate change & severe weather | Storms & flooding | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Whole (>90%) | No decline | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Purpose | Scale |
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Food - human | subsistence, national |
Pets/display animals, horticulture | international |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Saint Lucia Amazon Amazona versicolor. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/saint-lucia-amazon-amazona-versicolor on 03/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/12/2024.