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Red-tailed amazon

Amazona brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The red-tailed amazon (Amazona brasiliensis) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 430 g to 441.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Red-tailed amazon (Amazona brasiliensis)
Photo: Gabriel-Eloi-Marchi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-tailed amazon

Weight
430 g – 441.9 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
3.5 – 3.75src 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 red-tailed amazon live?

Not recorded

What is the red-tailed amazon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-tailed amazon (Amazona brasiliensis), also known as the red-tailed parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is native to the Serra do Mar coastal forests. The bird has been threatened by habitat loss and capture for the wild bird trade, and is a symbol of the efforts to conserve one of the Earth's most biologically diverse ecosystems. Consequently, it is considered Near Threatened by BirdLife International and the IUCN. In 1991–92, the population had fallen below 2000 individuals. Following on-going conservation efforts, a count and estimate from 2015 suggests a population of 9,000–10,000, indicating that this species is recovering from earlier persecution. A recent study shows that the population of this species is stable at Paraná state, Southern Brazil, revealing population trend fluctuation during the last 12 years.

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Is the red-tailed amazon endangered?

The red-tailed 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 red-tailed amazon classified?

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

Synonyms Amazon braziliensis, Psittacus brasiliensis, Psittacus traschensis

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Red-tailed AmazonEnglish
  • Red-tailed AmazonEnglish
  • Red-tailed AmazonEnglish
  • Red-tailed parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء أحمر الذيلArabic
  • أمازون أحمر الذيلArabic
  • papagai cua-roigCatalan
  • Amazona cuavermellaCatalan
  • amazoňan rudoocasýCzech
  • amason cynffongochWelsh
  • Rødhalet AmazoneDanish
  • RotschwanzamazoneGerman
  • ruĝvosta amazonpapagoEsperanto
  • Loro CariazulSpanish
  • Amazona brasileñaSpanish
  • Amazona colirrojaSpanish
  • Papagayo de Cara RojaSpanish
  • rand-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
  • liekkipyrstöamatsoniFinnish
  • Amazone à joues bleuesFrench
  • šarenoglava amazonkaCroatian
  • pirosfarkú amazonHungarian
  • vörösfarkú amazonHungarian
  • Կարմրապոչ ամազոնArmenian
  • Amazzone codarossaItalian
  • アカオボウシインコJapanese
  • brazilinė amazonėLithuanian
  • RoodstaartamazoneDutch
  • ildhaleamazonNorwegian
  • amazonka płomiennosternaPolish
  • papagaio-de-cara-roxaPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснохвостый амазонRussian
  • amazoňan červenochvostýSlovak
  • Crvenorepi šarenoglavi amazonacSerbian
  • rödstjärtad amazonSwedish
  • Kırmızı Kuyruklu AmazonTurkish
  • Бразильський амазонUkrainian
  • амазон червонохвостийUkrainian
  • 紅尾鸚鵡Chinese
  • 紅尾亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese
  • 红尾鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the red-tailed 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-tailed amazon?

An adult red-tailed amazon weighs 430 g – 441.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-tailed amazon endangered?

The red-tailed 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 red-tailed amazon?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{red_tailed_amazon_2026,
  title = {Red-tailed amazon (Amazona brasiliensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-tailed-amazon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}