The Jamaican Parakeet is a small green parakeet with olive coloring on the throat and upper breast. This account focuses on the Jamaican native form and on the habitat and food described for the species.
Its head, back, and tail are green, while the throat and upper breast are olive. It is smaller than Jamaica’s other parrots and has a pointed tail.
The account places the species in forests along watercourses, wooded hills and lower mountain slopes, as well as cultivated land and gardens.
Recorded foods include tree buds and fruits, seeds, and cultivated crops.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.