Red-necked amazon

Red-necked amazon
In a guava tree, in Dominica
CITES Appendix I 
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
Species:
A. arausiaca
Binomial name
Amazona arausiaca
(Muller, 1776)
Synonyms

Amazona bouqueti

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.

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