Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)
About the Turquoise-fronted Amazon
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. The blue-fronted amazon was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its specific epithet is the feminine form of the Latin adjective aestivus, "of the summer". Two subspecies are recognized: A. a. aestiva (nominate) is found in eastern Brazil. The leading edge of the wing ("shoulder") is red.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 165 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-SA · 7 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Italy in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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