Red Necked Amazon Parrot

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Red Necked Amazon Parrot (Amazona arausiaca) – also known as the Dominican Blue-faced Amazon, Lessor Dominican Amazon, and Jaco Parrot – is an Amazon parrot that is native to South America, specifically the Island of Dominica in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. They prefer lowland and montane forest areas to 2,600 ft (780 m). With a population of fewer than 400 birds, this striking-looking parrot is very endangered due to habitat destruction and hunting.

They are mostly observed singly, in pairs, or in small groups. Other than their early morning and late afternoon calls, they are very quiet and are difficult to detect as they are well camouflaged by plumage. They are agile climbers and are likely migrating seasonally depending on food supplies. They are spectacular flyers with powerful wing beats; occasionally interspersed with gliding phases. Their calls are usually harsh and croaking; occasionally sound similar to those of humans.

This parrot averages 15.75 – 60 ins (~40 cm) in length. Its plumage is primarily green, but the feathers of the nape, neck, and back are tipped with dusky black. The forehead, crown, lores (the regions between the eyes and bill on the side of a bird’s head), and cheeks are violet-blue, and the feathers at the middle of the lower throat are red, hence the name “Red-necked Amazon Parrot.” Their bills are horn-colored with grey tips. The irises are orange-red and their feet are grey.