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Near Threatened

Parrots

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) — Parrots & Cockatoos of South America.

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Found across 19 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

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Birds of Argentina Birds of Brazil Birds of Germany Birds of Spain Birds of the United Kingdom Birds of Mexico Birds of Peru Birds of the United States Birds of England Birds of Lancashire

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The Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 451 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.

Conservation status

IUCN Red List

NT Near Threatened

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 aestiva

Where it lives

Central

South America

Quick facts

Weight: 451 g
Diet: Fruit-eaters
Family: Psittacidae
Order: Psittaciformes
Habitat: Woodland

How to identify

Similar birds

Endangered

Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, part of the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA c.

It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 451 g, with a wing length of about 20.4 cm and a tail of around 11.1 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 5.9 million km².

Songs & calls

Turquoise-fronted Amazon — Call

Recorded by Fabrício Grigolin Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Turquoise-fronted Amazon?

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon is a large bird that weighs around 451 g.

Where does the Turquoise-fronted Amazon live?

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon is found across South America with a range covering SA c, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Turquoise-fronted Amazon belong to?

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.

What does the Turquoise-fronted Amazon eat?

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon is a frugivore — it feeds mainly on fruit.

Does the Turquoise-fronted Amazon migrate?

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Turquoise-fronted 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 Turquoise-fronted Amazon make?

1 real field recording of the Turquoise-fronted 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 Turquoise-fronted Amazon's range?

The Turquoise-fronted Amazon has a mapped global range of about 5.9 million km².