Puerto Rican amazon

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/puerto-rican-amazon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Amazona vittata
2. What is the conservation status?Critically Endangered
3. What does the Puerto Rican Amazon Parrot look like?It is about 28–30 cm long, mostly green with a bright red patch on its forehead and white rings around its eyes.
4. Why is the Puerto Rican Amazon Parrot special to Puerto Rico?It is the only parrot that lives naturally on Puerto Rico and its nearby islands, so it is a symbol of the island’s unique wildlife.

Endemism: The ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island or continent.
Altricial: Describes young animals that are born helpless and require significant parental care.
Habitat Restoration: The process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed.