Yellow-billed Amazon
Photo: Wayne Sutherland from Kingston, Jamaica · CC BY-SA 2.0

African and New World Parrots

Yellow-billed Amazon

Amazona collaria

VUVulnerable Endemic to Jamaica
Family
African and New World Parrots (Psittacidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The yellow-billed amazon (Amazona collaria), also called the yellow-billed parrot or Jamaican amazon, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a predominantly green parrot with a short tail and pink throat and neck. It is endemic to Jamaica, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss and illegal trapping of wild birds for the pet trade.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Humid forest of Jamaica.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.