Red-necked amazon
The red-necked amazon (Amazona arausiaca), also known as the red-necked parrot, Dominican blue-faced amazon, lesser Dominican amazon, and jaco parrot or jaco, is an amazon parrot endemic to Dominica.
| Red-necked amazon | |
|---|---|
| At the Parrot Conservation and Research Centre Botanical Gardens, Roseau, Dominica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. arausiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazona arausiaca (Muller, 1776) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amazona bouqueti | |
It is green, with bright splashes of various colours. Its name is due to the area of red plumage commonly found at its throat.
The hypothetical Martinique amazon (A. martinicana), known only from old descriptions, was said to look quite similar, and may have been a related (or even the same) species. It was said to occur on Martinique, the next major island to the south of Dominica.
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