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Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

Classification

Class
Aves

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. Taxonomy The blue-fronted amazon was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Distribution

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Brazil · 49,760Italy · 42Spain · 16Germany · 8France · 2Belgium · 1United Kingdom · 1