In addition to the direct effects, deforestation has indirect effects on parrot reproduction. First, if the loss of available nest sites is too great there will be a failure to attempt to breed. Second, there is a reduction in nesting success for the parrots that have initiated reproduction. Although not as detrimental to parrots as the loss of habitat, there are other factors that limit the success of the wild parrot. Parrots are also poached for trade.
Parrots are vulnerable to nest predation by humans in habitats outside the deep forest.
Birds are captured and exported to countries were it is still legal to sell them. Natural disasters can disrupt parrot feeding and nesting. Starvation weakens them making them easy prey. This section examines two efforts to reintroduce parrots to the wild. One is in Puerto Rico and is under the direction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.