Jamaican Parakeet

The Jamaican Parakeet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Jamaican Parakeet is a fairly common and widespread resident of Jamaica, which lies about 200 km west of the westernmost point in Hispaniola and about 500 km west of the location where we saw these birds. Psittacines generally show diagnosable differences among insular populations, and it is unlikely that they can achieve lengthy overwater dispersal or vagrancy facilely (Wiley 1993). Such an explanation probably is unlikely to account for nana-like birds on Hispaniola. More

Jamaican Parakeet which many people have split). There are an additional 14 near endemics that occur on the island that many people try for. You can expect to see all of the endemics in 3-4 days of birding. The most difficult species appear to be Northern (Jamaican) Potoo, Jamaican Owl (???), Crested Quail Dove and Jamaican Blackbird. Field Guide: We used the “Birds of the West Indies” by Herbert Raffaele, et al. and Princeton Field Guides. More