Description
The Lilacine Amazon is a small parrot, approximately 34 cm long when mature, with primarily green plumage. Like the Red-lored Amazon, it has red lores and yellow cheeks; its distinguishing features include a fully black beak, and lilac-tipped feathers on its crown.
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