{"id":93520,"date":"2021-01-09T17:12:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T23:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/blog\/?p=17801"},"modified":"2021-01-09T17:12:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T23:12:53","slug":"how-well-do-parrots-elevations-higher-than-12000-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=93520","title":{"rendered":"How Well Do Parrots Handle Elevations Higher Than 12,000 Feet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How well would a parrot be able to handle elevations higher than 12,000 feet?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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From Wikipedia we learn<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized green and red <\/span>parrot<\/span><\/a> found in Mexico, that formerly ranged into the <\/span>southwestern United States<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Its position in parrot <\/span>phylogeny<\/span><\/a> is the subject of ongoing discussion; it is sometimes referred to as a thick-billed <\/span>macaw<\/span><\/a> or a thick-billed <\/span>conure<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The thick-billed parrot lives in temperate <\/span>conifer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>pine<\/span><\/a>, mature pine-<\/span>oak<\/a>,<\/span> and <\/span>fir<\/span><\/a> forests at an elevation of 1200\u20133600 meters. It is largely restricted to the <\/span>Sierra Madre Occidental<\/span><\/a> in Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I thought I’d share this list of other birds indigenous to this mountain range ~ click on the scientific name to see a picture of the bird and get additional information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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