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Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)

Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Subfamily:Psittacinae
Tribe:Arini
Genus:Amazona
Lesson, 1830
Species


Many, see text.[1]


An Amazon parrot is a large parrot of the genus Amazona native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean.

Most Amazons are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species and can be quite vivid. Amazons, like all parrots, are zygodactyl, having four toes on each foot—two front and two back. They feed primarily on nuts and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter.

Several amazon species are commonly kept as pets, including the Yellow-headed Amazon, Yellow-naped Amazon, and Blue-fronted Amazon.

Amazons are known for their exceptional vocal abilities, playfulness, and dexterity with their feet. They are very loyal, loving companions; having them is somewhat like having a two-year-old human child in ability and temperament for 50-plus years. However, some Amazons are aggressive (usually during their mating time), and they all require a lot of attention when kept as pets. Parrots require more attention and care than domesticated pets such as dogs or cats. Parrots are highly intelligent wild animals. While there are a number of species of birds that can be kept as cage-bird pets with little human attention, parrots must have daily attention in order to keep them mentally healthy. Parrots are not for the inexperienced bird owner. All parrots need a lot of stimulating activities to keep from being bored and terribly destructive to themselves and their surroundings. In particular, since Amazons are cavity nesters in the wild, their desire to chew wood is strong, and they need to be provided with destructible toys to satisfy this innate urge.

Classification

The following species was originally placed within this genus, however, recent research suggests that it belongs to its own separate genus Salvatoria: The Amazona ochrocephala species historically contained many sub-species, such as auropalliata and oratrix. However, new taxonomic classification puts those in their own species.

Gallery


Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix)

Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala)

White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons)

St. Vincent Amazon (Amazona guildingii)

Male White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons)


References

1. ^ ITIS standard report page: Amazonarecord last updated 1998 (URL accessed May 22, 2006)
2. ^ Duarte JMB and Caparroz R (1995) Cytotaxonomic analysis of Brazilian species of the genus Amazona (Psittacidae, Aves) and confirmation of the genus Salvatoria (Ribeiro, 1920). Braz J Genet 18:623-628.
3. ^ Russello, M.A. & Amato, G (2004) A molecular phylogeny of Amazona: implications for Neotropical parrot biogeography, taxonomy, and conservation. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 30: 421-437.

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A. aestiva

Binomial name
Amazona aestiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the Turquoise-fronted Amazon and Blue-fronted Parrot
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811

Subfamily
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae
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Psittacinae

Tribes

Psittrichadini (Pesquet's Parrot)
Nestorini (Kea and relatives)
Strigopini (Kakapo)
Micropsittini (Pygmy parrots)
Cyclopsitticini (Fig parrots)
Platycercini (Broad-tailed parrots)
Psittaculini (Asian psittacines)
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Arini

Genera

c.32, see list

The Neotropical parrots (tribe Arini, sometimes subfamily Arinae) belong to the family of the true parrots Psittacidae. Some species have become extinct in recent centuries.
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René Primevère Lesson (March 20, 1794 - April 28, 1849) was a French surgeon and naturalist.

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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Anthem
Himno Nacional Mexicano


Capital
(and largest city) Mexico City

Official languages Spanish (
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Caribbean (Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Spanish: Caribe
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A. oratrix

Binomial name
Amazona oratrix
(Ridgway, 1887)

The Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix), also known as the Double Yellow-headed Amazon, etc.
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A. auropalliata

Binomial name
Amazona auropalliata
(Lesson, 1842)

The Yellow-naped Parrot or Yellow-naped Amazon (Amazona auropalliata
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A. aestiva

Binomial name
Amazona aestiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the Turquoise-fronted Amazon and Blue-fronted Parrot
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A. leucocephala

Binomial name
Amazona leucocephala
Linnaeus, 1758

The Cuban Parrot, Amazona leucocephala also known as Cuban Amazon
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A. collaria

Binomial name
Amazona collaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Yellow-billed Parrot, Amazone De La Jamaïque, Amazone Sasabé, Amazona Jamaicana Piquiclara, or
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A. ventralis

Binomial name
Amazona ventralis
(Müller, 1776)

The Hispaniolan Parrot (Amazona ventralis) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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A. vittata

Binomial name
Amazona vittata
Boddaert, 1783

Subspecies
A. v. vittata
  CR
A. v.
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A. xantholora

Binomial name
Amazona xantholora
(Gray, 1859)

The Yellow-lored Parrot (Amazona xantholora) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family.
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A. albifrons

Binomial name
Amazona albifrons
(Sparrman, 1788)

Subspecies
A. a. albifrons
A. a. saltuensis
A. a.
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A. agilis

Binomial name
Amazona agilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Black-billed Amazon, Amazona agilis, is a parrot endemic to Jamaica.
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