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 LC    Turquoise-fronted Amazon* Id (Atlas):
    Amazona aestiva

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Blue-fronted Amazon, Blue-fronted Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Parrot, Yellow-winged Amazon (xanthopteryx)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
35 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest, shrubland and savanna. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (92)...)

 
Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) [XC115714]
     by Robson Silva e Silva from Fazenda Santa Tereza, Rio Pixaim, Mato Grosso, Brazil (call)

 
Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) [XC173373]
     by Antonio Silveira from Iguatama, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call, flight call)

Subspecies
Subspecies xanthopteryx has occasionally been considered a separate species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758)   -  Eastern Brazil from Maranhío and Pará south to Rio Grande do Sul.
  • xanthopteryx (von Berlepsch, 1896)   -  Bolivia and south-western Brazil south through Paraguay to northern Argentina.



References
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Files:
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