guaruba
The guaruba (Guaruba guarouba or Aratinga guarouba), also called ararajuba, is a psitaciform bird endemic to northern Brazil, threatened with extinction. The birds can measure up to 35 centimeters in length, with a yellow-gold plumage with green remnants. Their habits and life cycles in the wild are still little known, but their reproduction in captivity has been successfully obtained. The total population must not exceed 3,000, and is in decline, threatened by the destruction of the forests where it lives, and by illegal hunting. Its area of occurrence decreased by 40% in relation to the original.
Etymology and popular denomination
"Ararajuba" comes from the Tupi term for "yellow macaw", araraîuba. "Aiurujuba" and "ajurujuba" come from the Tupi term for "yellow parrot", aîuruîuba. It has many other popular names, such as aiurujuba, guarajuba, marajuba, tanajuba, ajurujuba, ajurujubacanga, guamba, guarujuba, imperial parrot.
No comments:
Post a Comment