Blue-fronted Parrot
Amazona aestiva
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,071
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blue-fronted amazon”.