Blue-fronted amazon

Blue-fronted amazon
Wild bird
in the Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
Species:
A. aestiva
Binomial name
Amazona aestiva
Synonyms

Psittacus aestivus Linnaeus, 1758

in the Pantanal, Brazil

The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the blue-fronted parrot, the turquoise-fronted amazon and the turquoise-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of the most common amazon parrots kept in captivity as a pet or companion parrot. Its common name is derived from the distinctive blue/turquoise marking on its head just above its beak.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Amazona aestiva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22686332A154573813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22686332A154573813.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.