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The red-necked amazon averages about 40 cm in length and can weigh between 550 and 650 g. Most of the bird's body is covered in deep bottle green feathers, and a wide band of yellow color runs down to the tip of its tail. It commonly has orange and reddish feathers on its throat. The bird sometimes has blue feathers on its forehead, around the eyes, and its head; these blue feathers transition to gray feathers at its upper breast. The beak and feet are both grey. Voice: Red-necked amazons are most vigorous and animated in the early mornings from dawn to around 10 am, and again in the late afternoon after about 4 pm. During those periods they are most communicative. The cry of the red-necked amazon is rough with a high-pitched squawk and usually uses two-syllable notes.
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When to see the Red-necked Amazon
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Where to see the Red-necked Amazon
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About the Red-necked Amazon
The red-necked amazon, known locally as the jaco parrot or jaco, is an amazon parrot species endemic to the island of Dominica. Other names include red-necked parrot, Dominican blue-faced amazon, and lesser Dominican amazon. It gets its name from the area of orange and reddish plumage commonly found at its throat. This parrot is a vulnerable species, with an estimated population of 850-1000 mature individuals. It is fully protected under Dominican law.
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Easily confused with
St. Lucia AmazonAmazona versicolorThe Saint Lucia amazon is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) long and weighs 505 to 1,000 g (18 to 35 oz).
St. Vincent AmazonAmazona guildingiiThe bird is a 40 centimetres (16 in) long, mostly green, multi-colored amazon parrot with a yellowish white, blue and green head, greenish-bronze upperparts, grey feet, reddish eye, and violet blue-green wings.
Red-spectacled AmazonAmazona pretreiThe red-spectacled amazon is 32 cm (13 in) long.
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