Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction due to shifting cultivation, forest clearance, bauxite mining, and trapping for the cage-bird trade and local consumption are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Usually in pairs or small flocks, occasionally with Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis). Best located by call.
Voice
A high 'tah-tah-eeeeep' and a bugling 'tuk-tuk-tuk-taaah' in flight lower-pitched than Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis).
Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria) [XC795314]
by Bobby Wilcox from Drapers, Portland Parish, Jamaica (call, flight call)
Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria) [XC308444]
by Bobby Wilcox from Ecclesdown Rd, Jamaica (call)
Nest
In tree-cavities and, occasionally, rock-crevices.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala) and Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis), and all may be conspecific.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis) which is smaller, duller and greener, has black bill, and flies with shallower and faster wing beats.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet