Trying to convince El Salvador govt to allow us to take Bree

[PapiDeBree]

FACEBOOK GROUP: PERMISION PARA LA MUDANZA DE BRIGITTE

My wife will be relocating from El Salvador to the USA in the coming months. El Salvador's government is telling us that we cannot take our parrot -- a fairly common breed, amazona autumnalis red-lored/cachete amarillo -- with us. We've had Brigitte (Bree) since she was a baby, since 2004.

We have a lot of documentation showing how long we've had out parrot (since she was a baby), that it's our pet and can't survive in the wild, that we are its only two strong bonds and a new family just won't do, and that VERY IMPORTANTLY the El Salvador Ministry of Agriculture rules against export/the bird leaving as our pet are TOTALLY baseless. They are claiming it's listed on CITES...yet amazona autumnalis cachetes amarillos/red lored is NOT even a native species and is nowhere in danger of extinction.

We are currently demonstrating veterinary records, life-long photos (since 2004) etc., etc.

Has anyone any experience in dealing with this?
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[entrancedbymyGCC]

I'm sorry, I don't have any experience with this. However, I looked at CITES lists online and I only see these Amazon species, some of which are fairly common, but none match your description:

Red necked amazon Amazona arausiaca
Yellow shouldered amazon Amazona barbadensis
Red tailed amazon Amazona brasiliensis
Lilac crowned amazon Amazona finschi
St. Vincents amazon Amazona guildingii
Imperial amazon Amazona imperialis
Cuban amazon Amazona leucocephala
Sub species double yellow headed amazon Amazona auropalliata ochrocephala
Sub species double yellow headed amazon Amazona ochrocephala belizensis
Sub species double yellow headed amazon Amazona ochrocephala caribaea
Double yellow headed amazon Amazona ochrocephala oratrix
Sub species double yellow headed amazon Amazona ochrocephala parvipes
Sub species double yellow headed amazon Amazona ochrocephala tresmariae
Red spectacled amazon Amazona pretrei
Red browed amazon Amazona rhodocorytha
Tucuman parrot Amazona tucumana
St. Lucia amazon Amazona versicolor
Vinaceous amazon Amazona vinacea
Green cheeked amazon Amazona viridigenalis
Puerto Rican amazon Amazona vittata

[captwest]

I bought back lots of amazons back in the late 70s early 80sand we only needed a permit from a vet stating that you had owned the bird prior to cities ,I'mnot sure about the export of your bird, however ,Import of a pet into the US is not a big deal.Let me know if i can help' I might still have a few contacts.