Festive amazon

Festive amazon
A. f. bodini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
Species:
A. festiva
Binomial name
Amazona festiva
Synonyms
  • Chrysotis chloronota
  • Psittacus festivus Linnaeus, 1758

The festive amazon (Amazona festiva), also known as the festive parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is associated with forest (especially Várzea) and woodland growing near major rivers. Locally, it is also found in coastal mangroves (primarily in Amapá). There are two subspecies; A. f. festiva and A. f. bodini.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Amazona festiva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22727626A209890756. Retrieved 22 July 2022.