Zoologists track down rare parrot
An expedition from Chester Zoo is back after a successful mission to track down a rare species of parrot in Ecuador.
- Tim Scott
Chester Zoo helps protect a rare South American parrot from becoming extinct
A South American parrot has been reclassified as a species in its own right, which could help save the bird from becoming extinct.
It's estimated only 600 of the Ecuador Amazon parrot remain in the wild.
The reclassification was based on years of work by a researcher at Chester Zoo.
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