Following on-going conservation efforts, a count and estimate from 2015 suggests a population of 9,000–10,000, indicating that this species is recovering from earlier persecution.

[3] In 1751 the English naturalist George Edwards included an illustration and a description of the red-tailed amazon in the fourth volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds.

[4] When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the red-tailed amazon with the other parrots in the genus Psittacus.

The remaining plumage is green, while the throat, cheeks and auriculars are purple-blue, the forecrown is red, and the rectrices are broadly tipped dark blue.

It has a yellowish bill with a blackish tip to the upper mandible, a pale gray eye ring, and orange irises.

[8] Red-tailed amazons are usually found in pairs or flocks, which occasionally may number several hundred individuals in the non-breeding season.

[9] Brazil's recent industrialization, accompanied by intense economic and population growth, is largely responsible for the parrot's endangered status.

Every year extensive logging wipes out pristine plots of land once home to thousands of plant, insect, and animal species.

Brazil's increasing demand for lumber, agriculture, and housing developments has caused the forests to be cleared at an unprecedented rate.

In fact, ninety-three percent of the original Atlantic coastal forest, which is the bird's main habitat, has been cleared.

Now, the seven percent of land that remains is so fragmented by paths and roads that the large flocks of birds have difficulty finding enough food in any one strip.

As the development of roads and residential areas continue, the remaining land becomes so fragmented that the parrots are forced to live in edge habitats.

[8] Working specifically with students, women and artists, the Environmental Education Program hosts several workshops and field trips to promote awareness about the endangered red-tailed amazon.

The program hopes these workshops and field trips will illustrate the importance of conservation and consequently reduce logging and animal trafficking.

[14] Breeding programs at Chester Zoo and the UK Rode Tropical Bird Garden have both successfully bred the red-tailed amazon.

The over 34,254 hectares of lush forest, which is part of the largest continuous stretch of intact Atlantic rainforest, is one of the most important protected areas within this Brazil.

Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to prevent illegal importation of animals by setting up search sites in airports.