Vinaceous-breasted amazon
Amazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820)
The vinaceous-breasted amazon (Amazona vinacea) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 254 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Quick facts about the vinaceous-breasted amazon
- Weight
- 254 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
- 2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the vinaceous-breasted amazon live?
Not recorded
What is the vinaceous-breasted amazon?
The vinaceous-breasted amazon (Amazona vinacea), also called the vinaceous-breasted parrot and occasionally simply vinaceous amazon/parrot is an endangered species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Is the vinaceous-breasted amazon endangered?
The vinaceous-breasted amazon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species.
How is the vinaceous-breasted amazon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusAmazona
- SpeciesAmazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820)
Synonyms Amazona vinacea paranensis, Psittacus vinaceus
Other names and names in other languages (49)
- Vinaceous AmazonEnglish
- Vinaceous AmazonEnglish
- Vinaceous parrotEnglish
- Vinaceous parrotEnglish
- Vinaceous-breasted AmazonEnglish
- Vinaceous-breasted AmazonEnglish
- Vinaceous-breasted parrotEnglish
- Vinaceous-breasted parrotEnglish
- ببغاء نبيذي الصدرArabic
- أمازون نبيذي الصدرArabic
- Виолетовогърда амазонаBulgarian
- Amazona de pit vinósCatalan
- papagai de pit violaciCatalan
- amazoňan fialovoprsýCzech
- amason gwinlliwWelsh
- Vinrød AmazoneDanish
- TaubenhalsamazoneGerman
- violbrusta amazonpapagoEsperanto
- Amazona vinosaSpanish
- Amazona PechivinosaSpanish
- Loro PechivinosoSpanish
- Loro Pecho VinosoSpanish
- Loro vinosoSpanish
- purpur-amatsoonpapagoiEstonian
- viiniamatsoniFinnish
- Amazona vinaceaFrench
- Amazone vineuseFrench
- ljubičastoprsa amazonkaCroatian
- galambnyakú amazonHungarian
- Խաղողային ամազոնArmenian
- Amazzone vinataItalian
- ブドウイロボウシインコJapanese
- vynuoginė amazonėLithuanian
- WijnborstamazoneDutch
- vinamazonNorwegian
- amazonka pąsowaPolish
- شراب چھاتی ایمیزنWestern Panjabi
- papagaio-de-peito-roxoPortuguese
- Винногрудый амазонRussian
- Лиловогрудый амазонRussian
- amazoňan vínovoprsýSlovak
- Ljubičastogrli amazonacSerbian
- lilabröstad amazonSwedish
- Leylak Göğüslü AmazonTurkish
- Амазон пурпуровийUkrainian
- амазон пурпурововолийUkrainian
- 紅胸鸚鵡Chinese
- 紅胸亞馬遜鸚哥Chinese
- 红胸鹦哥Chinese
Relatives of the vinaceous-breasted 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
CompareVinaceous-breasted amazon vs Puerto Rican amazonVinaceous-breasted amazon vs Imperial amazonVinaceous-breasted amazon vs Cuban amazonVinaceous-breasted amazon vs Saint Vincent amazon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the vinaceous-breasted amazon?
An adult vinaceous-breasted amazon weighs 254 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the vinaceous-breasted amazon endangered?
The vinaceous-breasted amazon is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the vinaceous-breasted amazon?
The vinaceous-breasted amazon (Amazona vinacea) 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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