The Hondurensis Project


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The Hondurensis Project was formed in 2002 after some exhaustive research showed that the wild population of these birds may be gone completely. Our main objective is to assure that these wonderful Amazons will not be lost to aviculture as well.

The Hondurensis Project Goals

To locate the current U.S. population of the hondurensis Amazon.
To maintain a registry of these birds.
To increase the captive bred population to a point that they have stable self-sustaining numbers.
To promote responsible ownership and breeding practices.
Maintaining family records through DNA fingerprinting and making recommendations for pairing birds entering the breeding program.
To create an awareness of a subspecies of Amazon parrot that is on the verge of leaving us forever.

Hans - A wild caught mature male

The Hondurensis Project Members Agreement

Those wishing to participate in The Hondurensis Project are asked to agree to and abide by the following:

I am willing to take all reasonable steps to preserve this subspecies.
I agree to provide complete and accurate information about my A.o.hondurensis and any subsequent offspring to the project.
I agree to offer all offspring, as well as any adults birds that I do not desire to keep, to the other project members for sale, trade or loan, BEFORE any attempt is made to sell them to the general public.
I understand that all personal information that I provide is kept confidential and used only for contact information. Information supplied about the birds in the project will be made available to other Hondurensis Project members as well as to The Amazona Society or other interested parties.
I will supply a blood sample to HealthGene Laboratory from any wild caught or single adult bird of unknown parentage as requested by the project head.
DNA fingerprinting results will be kept by The Amazona Society as well as The Hondurensis Project for the purpose of determining correct potential mates and keeping a record of unrelated birds in the subspecies.
A current membership in The Amazona Society is required for submitting a DNA Fingerprinting sample. The Amazona Society will pay for the DNA work to be completed.