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Red-lored Amazon
Amazona autumnalis
Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 416 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 autumnalis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 416 g
- Diet
- Fruit-eaters
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Red-lored Amazon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Red-lored Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) is a member of the Psittacidae family, within the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA e Mexico to sw Colombia.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 416 g, with a wing length of about 21 cm and a tail of around 11.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 902,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Red-lored Amazon?
The Red-lored Amazon is a large bird that weighs around 416 g.
Where does the Red-lored Amazon live?
The Red-lored Amazon is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA e Mexico to sw Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Red-lored Amazon belong to?
The Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Red-lored Amazon eat?
The Red-lored Amazon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.
Does the Red-lored Amazon migrate?
The Red-lored Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Red-lored 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 Red-lored Amazon make?
1 real field recording of the Red-lored Amazon — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Red-lored Amazon's range?
The Red-lored Amazon has a mapped global range of about 902,000 km².
Conservation
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