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Photo by Jan Van den Broeck
Location: Mona, Jamaica

Amazona agilis

[edit] Identification

10.5-11.5cm. Mainly green with black ear coverts. Some red patches on the wings

[edit] Distribution

Jamaica.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Humid limestone forests and mountainous rainforest.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It nests in forest trees, and in holes constructed in trunks or base of trees.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes fruits, nuts and berries, blossoms, ackee, guava, ripe bananas and young corn.

[edit] References

• NEPA.gov.jm
• Wikipedia

[edit] External Links