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The diademed amazon grows to a length of about 33 cm (13 in). It is a largely green bird with glimpses of red and black; many of the feathers are margined with contrasting colours giving a finely scalloped effect. The crown, nape and neck, breast and belly are green while the forehead, lores and cere are red. This red colour does not extend above the eye in a superciliary streak. The primary wing feathers are dusky black and the secondaries bluish-green; the base of the first five secondaries are red, giving a flash of red colour during flight.
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When to see the Diademed Amazon
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 3 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
About the Diademed Amazon
The diademed amazon is a parrot in the family Psittacidae formerly considered conspecific with the red-lored amazon. Amazona diadema is restricted to the state of Amazonas in north-western Brazil.
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Easily confused with
Lilacine AmazonAmazona lilacinaThe lilacine amazon is a small parrot, approximately 34 cm long when mature, with primarily green plumage.
Puerto Rican AmazonAmazona vittataThe Puerto Rican amazon measures 28–30 cm (11.0–11.8 in) and weighs 250–300 g (8.8–10.6 oz), or 275 g (9.7 oz) on average.
Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataThe yellow-naped amazon is distinguished by its green forehead and crown and a yellow band across the lower nape (back part of neck) and hindneck.
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