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Species
VulnerableRed-necked Amazon
species
紅頸亞馬遜鸚鵡（Amazona arausiaca），又名紅頸亞馬遜鸚哥或多明尼加鸚鵡，是多明尼加特有的一種鸚鵡。 紅頸亞馬遜鸚鵡是綠色的，身上散佈多種顏色。喉嚨上有紅色的羽毛。
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- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Amazona arausiaca
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- Amazona arausiaca
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- Amazona arausiaca
- taxon common name
- dominička amazonka
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- A. arausiaca
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Encyclopedic overview
At the Parrot Conservation and Research Centre Botanical Gardens, Roseau, Dominica In flight, in Dominica
The red-necked amazon (Amazona arausiaca), known locally as the jaco parrot or jaco, is an amazon parrot species endemic to the island of Dominica. Other names include red-necked parrot, Dominican blue-faced amazon, and lesser Dominican amazon. It gets its name from the area of orange and reddish plumage commonly found at its throat. This parrot is a vulnerable species, with an estimated population of 850-1000 mature individuals. It is fully protected under Dominican law.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Red-necked Amazon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.