Cuban Amazon

(Amazona leucocephala)

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Description

The Cuban amazon is a medium-sized parrot 28–33 centimetres (11–13 in) long.It is mainly green with some blue feathers in its wings.The green feathers are edged with a terminal black rim.Its lower face,chin and throat are rosy pink,and its forehead and eye-rings are white.The extent of the various colours of the head,the extent of the rosy pink on the upper chest,and the extent of the dull red on the abdomen vary between the subspecies.Its irises are pale olive-green,its beak is horn-coloured,and the feathers over the ears are blackish.The legs are pink.The juvenile has little or no red on the abdomen,less black edging on the green feathers,and some of the feathers on the top of its head may be pale yellow rather than white.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Amazona
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