Alternative name: Yellow-billed Parrot
- Amazona collaria
Identification
28 cm
- Green with scaled appearance to head and nape
- Bluish mid crown and ear-coverts
- Maroon throat, fore-neck and base of tail
- Blue outer wing margins
Similar Species
Cuban Amazon which has more extensive scaling.
Distribution
Caribbean: found only in Jamaica.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid limestone forests, mangroves, moist montanes, plantations, and rural gardens. Observed at heights around 2000 m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruits, nuts, seeds, berries, leaf buds and blossoms.
Breeding
They nest in tree holes, often woodpecker cavities.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- BirdLife International
- Birdforum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-billed Amazon. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-billed_Amazon
External Links
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