The red - tailed Amazon
(
Amazona brasiliensis),
also known as chauá, is an endangered endemic bird species of the
fauna of the
Atlantic
Rainforest
biome.
The
mangrove and
restinga vegetation
along the northern coast of the state of Paraná and the southern coast of the state of
São Paulo is its
mayor habitat.
The
Superagüi
National Park,
one of the 30
protected areas
of the
Southeast Reserves
World Heritage Site
, shelters nowadays approximately 5.000 animals of this threatened species.
Superagüi is composed of multiple islands and a continental part, where the
animals feed and breed during the day. One of curiosities of red - tailed Amazon
is the fact that almost the entire population spends the night on a tiny island in the
middle of the park.
