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Amazona Aestiva
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Amazona aestiva aestiva |
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Common Name: This species called the blue-fronted Amazon. |
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| Natural Range: Eastern and Central Brazil. | ||
| Description: Length 14.5 inches; body green with dark edging; the amount of blue and yellow vary greatly from bird to bird; bend of wing has red and often interspersed with yellow. The beak is black, the iris is orange, and the feet are grey. | ||
| Comments about (sub)species: Talking ability is very good to excellent. A favorite among European Amazon owners. A Blue-fronted Amazon is on record as living 117 years old!! | ||
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Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx |
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Common Name(s): Like the nominate, this species is also called the the Blue-fronted although it is more commonly called the Chaco Blue-fronted Amazon. It is also called the yellow-winged Amazon. |
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| Natural Range: South western Mato Grosso in Brazil to Paraguay to Northern Buenos Aires, Argentina. | |
| Description: Same as with the nominate of the species but with yellow bend of the wing and isolated red feathers in the carpal edge. | |
| Comments about (sub)species: This species is commonly misidentified as the nominate of the species. Talking ability and disposition is reportedly similar to that of the nominate. | |
Since these species both can vary greatly in the amount of coloration on the head, chest and wings they can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two. As a rule, in the nominate form, the bend of wing is predominately red or red/yellow while A. a. xanthopteryx the yellow component is predominate.
