- Amazona amazonica
Identification
33 cm long and weighs 340 g. Green, lateral blue stripe on the forehead, some yellow on the crown, cheeks and outer tail tips, and an orange speculum. Sexes are alike.
Distribution
Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru and central Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies tobagensis, found only on Trinidad and Tobago, is larger then the nominate form, and has more orange in the wing.
Habitat
Forest and semi-open country.
Behaviour
3-5 white eggs are laid in a tree cavity, and incubated by the female for 3 weeks, with a further two months to fledging.
The diet includes fruit and seeds, including the fruit of palm trees and sometimes cocoa.
