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Blue-fronted amazon

Amazona aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 400 g to 451 g and live up to 49 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
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Quick facts about the blue-fronted amazon

Weight
400 g – 451 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
49 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
29.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
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-fronted amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-fronted amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-fronted amazon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-fronted_amazon&oldid=1379014475), 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-fronted amazon endangered?

The blue-fronted 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-fronted amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Psittacus aestivus

Other names and names in other languages (51)
  • Blue-fronted AmazonEnglish
  • Blue-fronted AmazonEnglish
  • Blue-fronted parrotEnglish
  • Blue-fronted parrotEnglish
  • Blue-fronted parrotEnglish
  • Turquoise-fronted AmazonEnglish
  • Turquoise-fronted AmazonEnglish
  • Turquoise-fronted parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء الأمازون فيروزي الجبهةArabic
  • Синжочела амазонаBulgarian
  • Amazon tal glasBreton
  • Lloro de front blauCatalan
  • papagai de front blauCatalan
  • amason talcen glaswyrddWelsh
  • Blåpandet AmazoneDanish
  • BlaustirnamazoneGerman
  • RotbugamazoneGerman
  • blufrunta amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Loro habladorSpanish
  • Amazona frentiazulSpanish
  • Amazona sudamericanaSpanish
  • Loro de frente azulSpanish
  • sinilaup-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • siniotsa-amatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone à front bleuFrench
  • Papagaio de fronte azulGalician
  • tirkiznoočela amazonkaCroatian
  • kékhomlokú amazonHungarian
  • Կապտաճակատ ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone frontebluItalian
  • アオボウシインコJapanese
  • mėlynkaktė amazonėLithuanian
  • BlauwvoorhoofdamazoneDutch
  • blåpanneamazonNorwegian
  • amazonka niebieskoczelnaPolish
  • CurauPortuguese
  • AiurucurauPortuguese
  • papagaioPortuguese
  • Papagaio-curauPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-testa-turquesaPortuguese
  • papagaio-verdadeiroPortuguese
  • Синелобый амазонRussian
  • amazoňan modročelýSlovak
  • Plavočeli amazonacSerbian
  • blåpannad amazonSwedish
  • Mavi Alınlı AmazonTurkish
  • Mavi kafalı papağanTurkish
  • Синьолобий амазонUkrainian
  • амазон синьолобийUkrainian
  • 蓝顶鹦哥Chinese
  • 青綠頂鸚哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the blue-fronted 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-fronted amazon?

An adult blue-fronted amazon weighs 400 g – 451 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-fronted amazon endangered?

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

How long does the blue-fronted amazon live?

The blue-fronted amazon has a recorded lifespan of 49 years.

What kind of animal is the blue-fronted amazon?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_fronted_amazon_2026,
  title = {Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-fronted-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}