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Report: Puerto Rican parrot makes major comeback

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AP Puerto Rico
Last Updated : Aug 16 2013 | 3:10 AM IST
One of the world's most endangered bird species has made a major comeback in the US territory of Puerto Rico.
The counted population of the Puerto Rican parrot fell to just 13 during its darkest days. But researchers said yesterday that there are nearly 400 parrots in captivity and more than 100 being tracked in the wild across the island.
Scientists have also found a wild nest with eggs for the first time since 42 years.
The birds are the island's only remaining native parrot and one of roughly 30 species of Amazon parrots found in the Americas.

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First Published: Aug 16 2013 | 3:10 AM IST

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