Dominica's Imperial Parrot (Amazona imperialis) declined from Endangered to Critically Endangered after Hurricane Maria in 2017, with fewer than 50 mature individuals estimated to remain in the wild.
Sources
- Species recoveries bring hope amidst the biodiversity crisis (iucn.org)
- http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/Imperial-Amazon (datazone.birdlife.org)
- https://www.loroparque-fundacion.org/en/portfolio/amazona-imperialis-imperial-parrot/ (loroparque-fundacion.org)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/first-observations-of-the-impacts-of-hurricane-maria-on-the-endemic-imperial-amazon/DE02E7C2FF89CC9D913C0CCC378EF055 (cambridge.org)
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