Amazona imperialis images - Joel Sartore

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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BIR037-00171

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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BIR037-00172

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

An endangered Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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An endangered Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean.
This bird was hand raised.

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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BIR037-00169

Imperial parrot (Amazona imperialis) at the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation. This is one of just two imperial parrots in captivity, and the only one captive in the U.S. This bird is endangered, with just 350-450 birds in the wild on the island of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This bird was hand raised.

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