SVG's Pride and Joy

Welcome to the lovely island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the home of the Saint Vincent Amazon also known as Amazona Guildingi.

Did you know?
The Saint Vincent Amazon is endemic to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

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How does it look?

The amazon parrot is about forty centimeters long, multicolored with a yellowish white, blue and green head, greenish  bronze upper part plumage and violet blue green wings. There is a less yellow- brown morph and a less common green morph.

The St. Vincent Parrot

Where is it found?

The Amazona Guildingi is found in the Nicholas Wildlife Aviary Complex, which is located in the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines' Botanical Gardens.

SVG's Botanical Gardens

Is the Amazona Guildingi under any threat?  

•  Hunting for food, trapping for the cage-bird trade and habitat loss were the principal causes of this species decline.
• Deforestation has been the result of forestry activities, the expansion of banana cultivation, charcoal production, the loss of nesting-trees felled by trappers seeking young birds for trade and natural events such as hurricanes and volcanoes.
• The introduction of the nine-banded armadillo, undermined large trees causing them to topple, reducing a large number of suitable nest trees.

Therefore, this species of bird is under threat.

REMEMBER;

• The Amazona Guildingi is the national bird of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
• The bird's plumage colors are unique to the island.
• The bird is an endangered species.
• We can avoid deforestation and other forestry activities to prevent the decline of the population of the bird.

For further information, you can visit Saint Vincent Parrot- Introduction.