PARROT TAXON ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) Regional Collection Plan 5th Edition 2020-2025 Sustainability of Parrot Populations in AZA Facilities ...................................................................... 1 Mission/Objectives/Strategies......................................................................................................... 2 TAG Operational Structure .............................................................................................................. 3 Steering Committee .................................................................................................................... 3 TAG Advisors ............................................................................................................................... 4 SSP Coordinators ......................................................................................................................... 5 Hot Topics: TAG Recommendations ................................................................................................ 8 Parrots as Ambassador Animals .................................................................................................. 9 Interactive Aviaries Housing Psittaciformes .............................................................................. 10 Private Aviculture ...................................................................................................................... 13 Communication ......................................................................................................................... 13 Veterinary Updates – General Health ....................................................................................... 14 Taxonomy ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Conservation Status ...................................................................................................................... 17 IUCN Categories ........................................................................................................................ 19 USFWS Endangered and Threatened Designations ................................................................... 20 CITES Appendices I, II, and III ..................................................................................................... 20 Management Options (Program Definitions) ................................................................................ 21 Program Qualifications (Decision Tree) ......................................................................................... 24 Species Selection Criteria .............................................................................................................. 25 Program Qualifications .................................................................................................................. 27 Managed Programs ....................................................................................................................... 28 Thick-billed parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha .................................................................. 28 Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ..................................................................... 30 Blue-throated macaw Ara glaucogularis ............................................................................... 32 Golden conure Guarouba guarouba ..................................................................................... 36 Red-fronted macaw Ara rubrogenys ..................................................................................... 38 Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus ................................................................................... 40 Hawk-headed Parrot Deroptyus acciptrinus .......................................................................... 43 Kea Nestor notabilis ............................................................................................................... 45 TAG Monitored Cockatoos ........................................................................................................ 48 Galah Eolophus roseicapillus ................................................................................................. 48 Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus .......................................................................................... 49 TAG Monitored Lories/Lorikeets ............................................................................................... 50 ‘Rainbow’ lory Trichoglossus spp. .......................................................................................... 50 Rainbow/ Coconut lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus ........................................................ 51 Forsten’s lorikeet Trichoglossus forsteni ............................................................................... 52 Goldie’s lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei...................................................................................... 53 TAG Monitored Pacific Parrots .................................................................................................. 54 Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius ....................................................................................... 54 Bourke’s parrot Neopsephotus bourkii .................................................................................. 55 Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus ..................................................................................... 56 Eclectus parrot Eclectus roratus ............................................................................................ 57 Princess parrot Polytelis alexandrae ...................................................................................... 58 TAG Monitored African/Asian Parrots ....................................................................................... 59 Blue-crowned hanging parrot Loriculus galgulus .................................................................. 59 Black-cheeked lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis ........................................................................ 60 Grey parrot Psittacus e. erithacus ......................................................................................... 61 TAG Monitored New World Parrots .......................................................................................... 62 Blue and yellow macaw Ara ararauna ................................................................................... 62 Military macaw Ara militaris ................................................................................................. 63 Scarlet macaw Ara macao ..................................................................................................... 64 Red and green macaw Ara chloropterus ............................................................................... 65 Sun conure (parakeet) Aratinga solstitialis ........................................................................... 66 Yellow-headed amazon Amazona oratrix .............................................................................. 67 Conservation Projects/ Programs .................................................................................................. 68 Project Title: Nido Adoptivo Blue-throated macaw nest box project (Bolivia) .......................... 69 Project Title: Scarlet Macaw Population Recovery in Maya Biosphere Reserve (Guatemala) ... 70 Program Title: Kea Conservation Trust (New Zealand) .............................................................. 72 Animal Programs Summary Table ................................................................................................. 73 History/RCP Planning Process ....................................................................................................... 75 1st Edition Regional Collection Plan – 2002-2005 ...................................................................... 75 2nd Edition Regional Collection Plan – 2006-2009 ..................................................................... 76 3rd Edition Regional Collection Plan – 2010-2015 ..................................................................... 78 4th Edition Regional Collection Plan – 2015-2020 ..................................................................... 80 5th Edition Regional Collection Plan – 2020-2025 ..................................................................... 81 Management Updates Table ......................................................................................................... 84 Phasing Out Species/ Replacement Suggestions ........................................................................... 87 Animal Program Roles, Goals and Essential Actions Table ............................................................ 88 Complete Species Accounts .......................................................................................................... 92 Bibliography................................................................................................................................. 112 This document is the result of the dedicated efforts of the Parrot TAG’s Steering Committee and Animal Programs Leaders. We appreciate the participation of all facilities that responded to the space survey and those Institutional Representatives who offered comments. TAG Secretary Gen Anderson is credited for her efforts in formatting the entire document. Special thanks to Justin Miller for the Parrot TAG logo. Sustainability of Parrot