Nesting Ecology of the Tucuman Amazon (Amazona tucumana) in the Cloud Forest of Northwestern Argentina

Parrots (Order Psittaciformes) are one of the largest groups of birds, with 398 species distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of the world and are among the most threatened avian orders with 30% of the species endangered at global level from which 15% are Neotropical (BirdLife International 2016). Parrots of the genus Amazona are 27–31 species broadly distributed in Central and South America (Mexico to Argentina) and the Caribbean that inhabit from lowlands to highlands, and from dry to wet habitats (Juniper and Parr 1998). All parrot species of this genus were heavily traded in the international pet market, are currently included in the CITES appendix I and II, and 18 species are categorized as threatened (Rusello and Amato 2004, BirdLife International 2016).