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Festive Amazon
Amazona festiva
Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South America.
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The Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 430 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Amazona
- Species festiva
Quick facts
- Weight
- 430 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
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Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Festive Amazon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Festive Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) belongs to the Psittacidae family of the order Psittaciformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA e Colombia to Guyana, and w Amazonia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 430 g, with a wing length of about 20.3 cm and a tail of around 10.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 689,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Festive Amazon?
The Festive Amazon is a large bird that weighs around 430 g.
Where does the Festive Amazon live?
The Festive Amazon is found across South America with a range covering SA e Colombia to Guyana, and w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Festive Amazon belong to?
The Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Festive Amazon eat?
The Festive Amazon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Festive Amazon migrate?
The Festive Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Festive Amazon endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Festive Amazon make?
1 real field recording of the Festive 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 Festive Amazon's range?
The Festive Amazon has a mapped global range of about 689,000 km².
Conservation
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