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Festive amazon

Amazona festiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The festive amazon (Amazona festiva) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 430 g and live up to 24.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Festive amazon (Amazona festiva)
Photo: Christopher G from Tulsa Oklahoma, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the festive amazon

Weight
430 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
24.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the festive amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the festive amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The festive amazon (Amazona festiva), also known as the festive parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is associated with forest (especially Várzea) and woodland growing near major rivers. Locally, it is also found in coastal mangroves (primarily in Amapá). There are two subspecies; A. f. festiva and A. f. bodini.

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Is the festive amazon endangered?

The festive amazon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species.

How is the festive amazon classified?

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

Synonyms Psittacus festivus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Festive AmazonEnglish
  • Festive AmazonEnglish
  • Festive AmazonEnglish
  • Festive parrotEnglish
  • Festive parrotEnglish
  • Southern festive AmazonEnglish
  • Southern festive AmazonEnglish
  • ببغاء أحتفاليArabic
  • أمازون أحتفاليArabic
  • papagai festiu meridionalCatalan
  • amazoňan modrobradýCzech
  • amason cefngochWelsh
  • Blåstrubet AmazoneDanish
  • BlaubrauenamazoneGerman
  • BlaubartamazoneGerman
  • festa amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Loro de lomo rojoSpanish
  • Amazona de lomo rojoSpanish
  • Amazona festiva sureñaSpanish
  • jõgi-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • jokiamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone tavouaFrench
  • crvenoleđa amazonkaCroatian
  • kékszakállú amazonHungarian
  • Տոնական ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone festosaItalian
  • ムラサキボウシインコJapanese
  • linksmoji amazonėLithuanian
  • BlauwbaardamazoneDutch
  • rødryggamazonNorwegian
  • amazonka czerwonoczelnaPolish
  • Papa cacauPortuguese
  • Papa-cacauPortuguese
  • papagaio-da-várzeaPortuguese
  • Праздничный амазонRussian
  • Plavobradi amazonacSerbian
  • Rödryggad amazonSwedish
  • rödryggig amazonSwedish
  • Mavi Kaşlı AmazonTurkish
  • Фестивальний амазонUkrainian
  • амазон червонолобийUkrainian
  • 红额蓝颊鹦哥Chinese
  • 喜慶亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the festive 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 festive amazon?

An adult festive amazon weighs 430 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the festive amazon endangered?

The festive amazon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the festive amazon live?

The festive amazon has a recorded lifespan of 24.5 years.

What kind of animal is the festive amazon?

The festive amazon (Amazona festiva) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{festive_amazon_2026,
  title = {Festive amazon (Amazona festiva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/festive-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}