- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold blue-fronted amazon, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the blue-fronted amazon
The blue-fronted amazon is a South American parrot that is one of the most common amazon parrots kept as a pet. About 38 cm (15 in) long and mainly green, it has a blue or turquoise patch on the forehead above a mostly black beak, with yellow on the face and crown. Its range covers eastern and northern Bolivia, eastern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina, in forests, woodland, savanna and palm groves. It nests in tree cavities, laying usually three to five white eggs, which the female incubates for about 27 days. Chicks leave the nest about 60 days after hatching. Pet birds vary widely in talking ability, and many enjoy singing.
Blue-fronted Amazon facts
- Spectrometry shows clear plumage differences between the sexes that are invisible to human eyes but visible to parrots with tetrachromatic vision.
- Unlike most amazon parrots, its beak is mostly black.
- Escaped caged birds are credited with its growing presence in Rio de Janeiro, outside its historical range.
- Small feral breeding populations live in Stuttgart, Germany, and Genoa, Italy.
Where to see blue-fronted amazon in the U.S.
5 zoos across 4 states
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
