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Blue-cheeked Amazon
Amazona dufresniana
Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South America.
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The Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 623 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Amazona
- Species dufresniana
Quick facts
- Weight
- 623 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue-cheeked Amazon is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue-cheeked Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, part of the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Venezuela and the Guianas.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 623 g, with a wing length of about 20.4 cm and a tail of around 10.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 370,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue-cheeked Amazon?
The Blue-cheeked Amazon is a large bird that weighs around 623 g.
Where does the Blue-cheeked Amazon live?
The Blue-cheeked Amazon is found across South America with a range covering SA e Venezuela and the Guianas, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue-cheeked Amazon belong to?
The Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Blue-cheeked Amazon eat?
The Blue-cheeked Amazon is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Blue-cheeked Amazon migrate?
The Blue-cheeked Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue-cheeked Amazon endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Blue-cheeked Amazon make?
1 real field recording of the Blue-cheeked Amazon — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue-cheeked Amazon's range?
The Blue-cheeked Amazon has a mapped global range of about 370,000 km².
Conservation
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