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Jurong 2012

Amazona autumnalis salvini (Salvin's Amazon)
Slowly but steadily Jurong is building its Amazon collection back. I saw:

Amazona farinosa farinosa (Mealy Amazon)
Amazona oratrix oratrix (Double Yellow Headed Amazon)
Amazona oratrix belizensis (Belize Yellow Headed Amazon)
Amazona auropaliata (Yellow Naped Amazon)
Amazona auropaliata caribeae (Caribe Yellow Naped Amazon)
Amazona ocrocephala ocrocephala (Yellow Fronted Amazon)
Amazona ocrocephala panamensis (Panama Amazon)
Amazona amazonica (Orange Winged Amazon)
Amazona autumnalis autumnalis (Red Lored Amazon)
Amazona autumnalis salvini (Salvin's Amazon)
Amazona vinacea (Vinaceous Amazon)
Amazona albifrons (White Fronted Amazon)
Amazona viridigenalis (Green Cheek Amazon)
Amazona aestiva aestiva (Blue Fronted Amazon)
Amazona festiva bodini (Bodin's Festive Amazon)

Nice to see birds identified to subspecies level... to me this equals high standards
 
Slowly but steadily Jurong is building its Amazon collection back. I saw:

Amazona farinosa farinosa (Mealy Amazon)
Amazona oratrix oratrix (Double Yellow Headed Amazon)
Amazona oratrix belizensis (Belize Yellow Headed Amazon)
Amazona auropaliata (Yellow Naped Amazon)
Amazona auropaliata caribeae (Caribe Yellow Naped Amazon)
Amazona ocrocephala ocrocephala (Yellow Fronted Amazon)
Amazona ocrocephala panamensis (Panama Amazon)
Amazona amazonica (Orange Winged Amazon)
Amazona autumnalis autumnalis (Red Lored Amazon)
Amazona autumnalis salvini (Salvin's Amazon)
Amazona vinacea (Vinaceous Amazon)
Amazona albifrons (White Fronted Amazon)
Amazona viridigenalis (Green Cheek Amazon)
Amazona aestiva aestiva (Blue Fronted Amazon)
Amazona festiva bodini (Bodin's Festive Amazon)

Nice to see birds identified to subspecies level... to me this equals high standards

Did something happen to their Amazon collection or did it just dwindle over time?

I saw ten species/sub-species on my visit late last year, so a 50% increase is impressive!
 
I suppose it was never impressive, but they are improving the collection as a whole, so the psittacines are also getting some much deserved attention :D
 

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