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Species Profile

Genus:
Amazona

Species:
farinosa

Size:	Adult Weight:
38cm (14.8 in)	705-766g (24.7-26.8 oz)

Races including nominate:
five: A.f. farinosa, A.f. chapmani, A.f. inornata, A.f. virenticeps, A.f. guatemalae

Colourization Adult:
A.f. farinosa: both adults-body green with blue/black wash on back of neck to back; varying yellow patch on crown; feathers of back of head, nape and back of neck dull green, tipped black; red on middles of secondary feathers 1 to 4, the remainder green; red carpal edge, often mixed with yellow/green; tail green striped with yellow/green at end. Bill yellow/horn colour. Eye ring white, eye red. A.f. chapmani: both adults as in farinosa but larger in size. A.f. inornata: both adults as in farinosa but upperparts with less blue/black wash; green crown, with scattered yellow feathers. A.f. virenticeps: both adults as in farinosa but more yellow/green in colour; green/yellow carpal edge, variably marked red; green crown; lores and forehead green tinged with blue. A.f. guatemalae: both adults as in virenticeps but forehead, crown, lores and band down side of head blue; green/yellow carpal edge. Bill dark grey with horn coloured mark at base of upper mandible.

Colourization Juvenile: Are similar to adults but with brown eye.

Call: Varied calls including screams, whistles, babbles, squawks and chattering. Some mimicry. Noisy while in flight.

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