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The Blue-bellied Parrot or Purple-bellied Parrot (Triclaria malachitacea) is endemic to the coastal forest of southeastern Brazil. Much of the original forest cover has been removed in favour of cultivated crops like tobacco and bananas. Now mostly restricted to remnant forest strips on slopes and ridges, which cover far less than 10% of the original range. Some 5,000-10,000 birds are thought to survive, a number dwindling due to further habitat changes. The cage-bird trade is considered to be no threat, as only some are captured for the local market, but nevertheless fair numbers reached the Netherlands in the 1970-1980s.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Triclaria malachitacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened.
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