Parrots (Psittacidae)
Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) - HBW 4, p. 473
French: Amazone à front bleu
German: Rotbugamazone
Spanish: Amazona Frentiazul
Other common names: Turquoise-fronted Amazon/Parrot, Blue-fronted Parrot; Yellow-winged Amazon (xanthopteryx)
Taxonomy: Psittacus aestivus Linnaeus, 1758, southern Brazil.
Race xanthopteryx has occasionally been considered a separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Brazil from Maranhão and Pará S to Rio Grande do Sul.
- xanthopteryx (Berlepsch, 1896) - Bolivia and SW Brazil S through Paraguay to N Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird resting on a branch Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp xanthopteryx)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 5 years ago 26 sec 4.6 -
A male feeding the female, perched in a tree Locality Loro Hablador Provincial Park, Chaco Province, Argentina (ssp xanthopteryx)
Igor Berkunsky 3 November 2005 5 years ago 1 min 2 sec 4.4 -
A frontal and a dorsal view of a bird perched Locality Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp xanthopteryx)
Josep del Hoyo 11 September 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched among leaves Locality Pantanal, Brazil (ssp xanthopteryx)
Max Roth 15 May 2002 7 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
Two birds flying, first at normal speed and then at slow motion (33 %). Locality Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp aestiva)
Josep del Hoyo 11 July 2007 5 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
Close-up views of a bird in a tree. Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Mark Andrews 10 September 2010 2 years ago 17 sec 4
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Caiman Lodge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Nick Athanas 4 July 2006 4 years ago 4.3 -
Close up of an adult.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp xanthopterix)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird perched in a tree.
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp xanthopterix)
Carmelo López 30 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird on the branch
Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 August 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A group of birds
Locality Jeremoabo, Bahia State, Brazil
hawk 23 March 2011 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality San Ramón, Tarija Department, Bolivia (ssp xanthopteryx)
Joe Tobias 19 July 2006 33 weeks ago 3.7
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Three birds singing.Morning. Locality Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 30 November 2012 24 weeks ago 4 -
Calls of a flock (4-5 birds). Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil
(ssp aestiva)
Ciro Albano 24 July 2005 4 years ago 4 -
A pair in fligth Locality Villa Guillermina, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
(ssp xanthopteryx)
Martin Manassero 27 December 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
Bird perched and sing with a group of two couples. Locality Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 7 December 2012 23 weeks ago 0 -
Two birds singing near a Abobral River.Morning. Locality Abobral Region, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 August 1993 31 weeks ago 0 -
Three birds singing on the tree side of Rio Mutum. A spectacular wild river. Recording made of a canoe. Locality Barão de Melgaço, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 6 May 2006 31 weeks ago 0
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