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BARRABAND, Jacques (1767/8-1809) [Le Petit perroquet vert
(Black-billed Amazon [Amazona agilis])]. From Histoire Naturelle
des Perroquets (by Fran??ois Levaillant, 1801-1805). Image from
http://search.abaa.org/dbp2/book1700_08802.html The Black-billed
Amazon, Amazona agilis, is a parrot endemic to Jamaica.
Sometimes called the Black-billed Parrot, this Amazon parrot is
mostly green with small patches of red on the wing and sometimes
flecked on the head. Its bill makes it easy to separate from
most other Amazons, including the Yellow-billed Amazon, which
also lives in Jamaica. The Black-billed Amazon lives in
mountainous rainforest, usually limestone rainforest, feeding on
fruit, seeds, and nuts, and will take cultivated fruit like
mangos, papayas and cucumbers as well as wild fruits. The Black-
billed Amazon was once as common as the Yellow-billed Amazon,
but has become much rarer due