Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)
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
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A bird perched among leaves Pantanal, Brazil (ssp xanthopteryx)
Max Roth 15 May 2002 4 years ago 18 sec 4.3 -
A bird resting on a branch Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (ssp xanthopteryx)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 2 years ago 26 sec 4.2 -
Two birds flying, first at normal speed and then at slow motion (33 %). Rio Roosevelt, Amazonas, Brazil (ssp menstruus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 July 2007 2 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
A frontal and a dorsal view of a bird perched Santa Cruz Zoo, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp xanthopteryx)
Josep del Hoyo 11 September 2005 3 years ago 28 sec 4.1 -
A bird on the top of a tree and climbing up on a branch Curicaca Wildlife Preservation Area, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (ssp xanthopteryx)
Yaiza Aragón 14 March 2008 1 year ago 40 sec 4 -
A bird preening on a wire Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (ssp xanthopteryx)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 2 years ago 30 sec 4
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A bird on a branch. Caiman Lodge, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Nick Athanas 4 July 2006 1 year ago 3.8 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp aestiva)
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 2 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 0 -
Portrait of an adult. Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp aestiva)
Alberto Soria 6 March 2010 2 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 0
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Calls of a flock (4-5 birds). Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil
(ssp aestiva)
Ciro Albano 24 July 2005 50 weeks ago 4
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