Blue-cheeked Amazon

It is about 34 cm. Its coloring is mostly green, with blue cheeks from around the eye to the neck , a yellow-orange wing speculum, a yellowish crown, and orange lores .

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The Blue-cheeked Amazon is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

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the blue-cheeked Amazon is named for its bright blue cheeks that fade to violet-blue towards the ear coverts. The forehead and crown are a mixture of orange and yellow, while the beak and eye ring are grey (3). The blue-cheeked Amazon has a green body, and a yellow-tipped tail with faint orange markings (3). More

Pair of Blue-cheeked Amazons in captivity © Anthony Snell Pair of Blue-cheeked Amazons © Anthony Snell Blue-cheeked Amazon © Anthony Snell Wild Blue-cheeked Amazon parrot perched on tree branch through foliage © Ron Hoff Wild Blue-cheeked Amazon parrot perched on tree branch © Ron Hoff More

the blue-cheeked Amazon is named for its bright blue cheeks that fade to violet-blue towards the ear coverts. The forehead and crown are a mixture of orange and yellow, while the ... More

The Blue-cheeked Amazon or Dufresne's Amazon (Amazona dufresniana dufresniana) was named after the French zoologist Louis Dufresne. This species possibly forms a superspecies with Red-topped / Red-browned Amazons (Amazona rhodocorytha) and Red-tailed Amazon Parrots (Amazona brasiliensis). It formerly included the Red-browed Amazon as a subspecies, but is now considered monotypic (one single species). More

Pair of Blue-cheeked Amazons in captivity Credit: © Anthony Snell photos Photos videoVideo 1 eNewsletter SIGNUP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Did You Know?The first known hatch of a captive Blue-cheeked Amazon in the USA occurred on May 22, 2006. Species Profile Genus: Amazona Species: dufresniana Size: Adult Weight: 34cm (13. More

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The Blue-cheeked Amazon, Amazona dufresniana, is also known as Blue-cheeked Parrot or Dufresne's Amazon. It is a parrot found in northeast South America from Venezuela through French Guiana and possibly in northern Brazil. It is about 34 cm. Its coloring is mostly green, with blue cheeks from around the eye to the neck (less on young), a yellow-orange wing patch, a yellowish crown, and orange lores {the region between the eye and bill on the side of a bird's head). More

A baby blue-cheeked Amazon parrot was hatched recently and I thought some of you might want to see pictures. Apparently this is a very rare occurence for us in the USA. After you are done looking at the baby pictures, you can vote for a name also! http://www.zupreem.com/animal/bird/indexHCA.shtml send green star] accepted] Stephanie R. Sorry!! June 19, 2006 11:09 AM Sorry everyone. More

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Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Psittacidae
Genus : Amazona
Species : dufresniana
Authority : (Shaw, 1812)