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Species Profile

Genus:
Amazona

Species:
mercenaria

Size:	Adult Weight:
34cm (13.2 in)	300g (10.5 oz)

Races including nominate:
two: A.m. mercenaria, A.m. canipalliata

Colourization Adult:
A.m. mercenaria: both adults dark green feathers on crown to nape, tinged dull grey/blue and tipped with dull black; red bases to secondary feathers 1 to 3, the remainder green; yellow carpal edge, mixed with orange/red; tail green with wide yellow/green band, side tail feathers banded with red and blue/purple near end, the most outside feathers margined with blue/purple. Bill grey and horn coloured. Eye ring pale grey, eye red. A.m. canipalliata: both adults as in mercinaria but red wing speculum replaced by hidden maroon marks at bases of secondaries 1 to 3.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with pale horn coloured bill tinged with grey. Eye brown.

Call: Wide variety of sounds. Trills, whistles, goose-like calls, screeches and grating sounds. Harsh staccato in flight and while perched. Some calls melodious.

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