About the Black-billed Amazon
The black-billed amazon is a parrot endemic to Jamaica. Sometimes called the black-billed parrot, this amazon parrot is mostly green with small patches of red on the wing and sometimes flecked on the head. Its bill makes it easy to separate from most other amazons, including the yellow-billed amazon, which also lives in Jamaica. It is the smallest Amazona parrot at 25 cm (10 in).
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This parrot is smaller than the yellow-billed amazon and measures between 10.5 and 11.5 inches (27 and 29 centimetres). In males, the bill is very dark grey, almost black, becoming paler towards the base. The cere is very dark grey, as is the skin around the eyes, and the iris is dark brown. This bird's plumage is predominantly green, paler and more yellowish on the underparts. The feathers of the neck are edged with dusky black. Ear-coverts are blackish and primary coverts are red. Primaries are violet-blue and black, secondaries are blue at the tips, becoming green towards the base.
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Where the Black-billed Amazon lives
When to see the Black-billed Amazon
Peak activity in March · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Red-tailed AmazonAmazona brasiliensisRed-tailed amazons weigh around 425 g (15.0 oz) and are approximately 35 cm (14 in) long.
Kawall's AmazonAmazona kawalliThe species is medium-sized for a parrot, reaching a length of 35–36 cm (13.8–14.2 in).
Red-spectacled AmazonAmazona pretreiThe red-spectacled amazon is 32 cm (13 in) long.
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