Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis)

Other Names (World)
Black-billed Amazon, Black-billed Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
25 - 26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Primarily in wet limestone forests and forest edge. From 100 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Jamaica (B) (NB).

Jamaica.

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
In pairs and flocks.

Food
Fruits, blossoms, nuts and seeds.

Voice
Various screeches, 'rrak', 'muh-weep' and a bugling 'tuh-tuk' in flight higher-pitched than Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis) [XC97904]
by Ross Gallardy from Ecclesdown, Portland, Jamaica (call)

Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis) [XC308431]
by from Ecclesdown Rd, Jamaica (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria) which is larger with yellow bill and whitish facial area, and has deeper and slower wing beats.

References
See References.

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