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Blue-cheeked amazon

Amazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 548 g to 623 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana)
Photo: TJ Lin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-cheeked amazon

Weight
548 g – 623 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-cheeked amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-cheeked amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana), also known as blue-cheeked parrot or Dufresne's amazon, is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-cheeked amazon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-cheeked_amazon&oldid=1314147559), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-cheeked amazon endangered?

The blue-cheeked amazon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.

How is the blue-cheeked amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812)

Synonyms Amazona dufresniana dufresniana, Psittacus coronatus, Psittacus dufresnianus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Blue-cheeked AmazonEnglish
  • Blue-cheeked AmazonEnglish
  • Blue-cheeked parrotEnglish
  • Blue-cheeked parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء أزرق الخدينArabic
  • أمازون أزرق الخدينArabic
  • papagai de DufresneCatalan
  • amazoňan modrolícíCzech
  • Blåkindet AmazoneDanish
  • GoldmaskenamazoneGerman
  • bluvanga amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Loro CariazulSpanish
  • Amazona cariazulSpanish
  • Loro de cachete azulSpanish
  • guajaana amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • siniposkiamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone de DufresneFrench
  • zlatnočela amazonkaCroatian
  • granadai amazonHungarian
  • aranymaszkos amazonHungarian
  • Կապտաթուշ ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone guancebluItalian
  • キガオボウシインコJapanese
  • mėlynskruostė amazonėLithuanian
  • BlauwwangamazoneDutch
  • blåkinnamazonNorwegian
  • amazonka niebieskolicaPolish
  • papagaio-de-faces-azuisPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-bochecha-azulPortuguese
  • Синещёкий амазонRussian
  • amazoňan tmavozobýSlovak
  • Dufrenov amazonacSerbian
  • blåkindad amazonSwedish
  • Mavi Yanaklı AmazonTurkish
  • амазон синьощокийUkrainian
  • 蓝颊鹦哥Chinese
  • 藍頰亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-cheeked amazon

Other species in the same genus Amazona.

NT, Near Threatened
Cuban amazon (Amazona leucocephala)

Cuban amazon

Amazona leucocephala

Psittacidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-cheeked amazon?

An adult blue-cheeked amazon weighs 548 g – 623 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-cheeked amazon endangered?

The blue-cheeked amazon is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the blue-cheeked amazon?

The blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_cheeked_amazon_2026,
  title = {Blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-cheeked-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}