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Red-browed amazon

Amazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890)

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The red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 474.3 g to 511.5 g and live up to 44 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha)
Photo: Duncan Rawlinson · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-browed amazon

Weight
474.3 g – 511.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
44 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-browed amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the red-browed amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It has been considered a subspecies of the blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana), but today all major authorities consider them separate species. It is threatened both by habitat loss and by being captured for the trade in wild parrots.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-browed amazon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-browed_amazon&oldid=1380703611), 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 red-browed amazon endangered?

The red-browed amazon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the red-browed amazon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAmazona
  7. SpeciesAmazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890)

Synonyms Amazona dufresniana rhodocorytha, Chrysotis rhodocorytha

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Red-browed AmazonEnglish
  • Red-browed AmazonEnglish
  • Red-browed AmazonEnglish
  • Red-browed parrotEnglish
  • Red-browed parrotEnglish
  • Red-crowned AmazonEnglish
  • Red-topped AmazonEnglish
  • Red-topped AmazonEnglish
  • Red-topped parrotEnglish
  • Red-topped parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء أحمر الحاجبينArabic
  • أمازون أحمر الحاجبينArabic
  • ببغاء الأمازون أحمر الجبينArabic
  • papagai galtablauCatalan
  • amazoňan rudookýCzech
  • amazoňan červenočelýCzech
  • Rødpandet AmazoneDanish
  • GranadaamazoneGerman
  • Granada-AmazoneGerman
  • Rotscheitel-AmazoneGerman
  • RotscheitelamazoneGerman
  • ruĝbrova amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Amazona coronirrojaSpanish
  • Amazona CrestirrojaSpanish
  • Amazona de Frente RojaSpanish
  • vikerpea-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • tuliotsa-amatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone à sourcils rougesFrench
  • plavolica amazonkaCroatian
  • tüzeshomlokú amazonHungarian
  • Amazzone cigliarosseItalian
  • アカマユボウシインコJapanese
  • raudonbruvė amazonėLithuanian
  • RoodkruinamazoneDutch
  • flammemaskeamazonNorwegian
  • Amazonka teczowaPolish
  • amazonka tęczowaPolish
  • chauáPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-sobrancelha-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснобровый амазонRussian
  • amazoňan belavolíciSlovak
  • Plavoliki amazonacSerbian
  • rödbrynad amazonSwedish
  • Kızıl Tepeli AmazonTurkish
  • Жовтохвостий амазонUkrainian
  • амазон червонобровийUkrainian
  • 红眉鹦哥Chinese
  • 紅眉亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese
  • 紅眉亞馬遜鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-browed 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 red-browed amazon?

An adult red-browed amazon weighs 474.3 g – 511.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-browed amazon endangered?

The red-browed amazon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the red-browed amazon live?

The red-browed amazon has a recorded lifespan of 44 years.

What kind of animal is the red-browed amazon?

The red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_browed_amazon_2026,
  title = {Red-browed amazon (Amazona rhodocorytha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-browed-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}