Tucumán amazon
Amazona tucumana (Cabanis, 1885)
The tucumán amazon (Amazona tucumana) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 260 g to 265 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Quick facts about the tucumán amazon
- Weight
- 260 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 – 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 tucumán amazon live?
Not recorded
What is the tucumán amazon?
The Tucumán amazon (Amazona tucumana), also known as the Tucumán parrot, alder amazon, or alder parrot, is a vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
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Is the tucumán amazon endangered?
The tucumán amazon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the tucumán amazon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusAmazona
- SpeciesAmazona tucumana (Cabanis, 1885)
Synonyms Amazona pretrei tucumana, Chrysotis tucumana, Chysotis tucumana
Other names and names in other languages (53)
- Alder AmazonEnglish
- Alder parrotEnglish
- Tucuman AmazonEnglish
- Tucuman AmazonEnglish
- Tucumán AmazonEnglish
- Tucumán AmazonEnglish
- Tucuman parrotEnglish
- Tucuman parrotEnglish
- Tucumán parrotEnglish
- ببغاء توكومانArabic
- أمازون توكومانArabic
- Amazona de TucumánCatalan
- papagai de TucumanCatalan
- amazoňan tukumanskýCzech
- amason talcen cochWelsh
- Tucumán AmazoneDanish
- TucumanamazoneGerman
- Tucumán-AmazoneGerman
- Tucumana-AmazoneGerman
- TucumanaamazoneGerman
- tukumana amazonpapagoEsperanto
- Amazona tucumanaSpanish
- Loro aliseroSpanish
- lepa-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
- طوطی آمازونی آرژانتینیPersian
- rubiiniamatsoniFinnish
- Amazone de TucumanFrench
- tukumanska amazonkaCroatian
- Tucemán-amazonHungarian
- Tukumán-amazonHungarian
- tukumáni amazonHungarian
- Տուկումանյան ամազոնArmenian
- Amazzone del TucumanItalian
- カラカネボウシインコJapanese
- tukumaninė amazonėLithuanian
- Тукуман амазонWestern Mari
- oreamazonNorwegian
- amazonka żółtoudaPolish
- ٹوکومان ایمیزنWestern Panjabi
- papagaio-tucumaPortuguese
- papagaio-de-tucumãoPortuguese
- papagaio-tucumăPortuguese
- Papagaio-tucumãPortuguese
- papagaio-tucumanoPortuguese
- Тукуманский амазонRussian
- amazoňan nádhernýSlovak
- Tukumanski amazonacSerbian
- tucumánamazonSwedish
- Tukuman AmazonuTurkish
- амазон тукуманськийUkrainian
- 图库曼鹦哥Chinese
- 榿木亞馬遜鸚鵡Chinese
- 赤楊亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese
Relatives of the tucumán amazon
Other species in the same genus Amazona.

Puerto Rican amazon
Amazona vittata

Imperial amazon
Amazona imperialis

Cuban amazon
Amazona leucocephala

Saint Vincent amazon
Amazona guildingii

Red-spectacled amazon
Amazona pretrei

Blue-fronted amazon
Amazona aestiva
CompareTucumán amazon vs Puerto Rican amazonTucumán amazon vs Imperial amazonTucumán amazon vs Cuban amazonTucumán amazon vs Saint Vincent amazon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tucumán amazon?
An adult tucumán amazon weighs 260 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tucumán amazon endangered?
The tucumán amazon is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the tucumán amazon?
The tucumán amazon (Amazona tucumana) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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