| Blue-cheeked amazon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. dufresniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812) | |
The blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana), also known as blue-cheeked parrot or Dufresne's amazon, is a parrot found in northeast South America in eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and possibly far northern Brazil. It lives in forest and savanna woodlands up to 1,700 m (5,600 ft).
Description
It is about 34 cm (13 in) long. Its coloring is mostly green, with blue cheeks from around the eye to the neck (less on young), a yellow-orange wing speculum, a yellowish crown, and orange lores (the region between the eye and bill on the side of a bird's head).
The binomial of this species commemorates the French zoologist Louis Dufresne. Now monotypic, it formerly included the red-browed amazon as a subspecies.
This species appears to live in pairs in the interior of tropical and subtropical forests while breeding. During the summer, Blue-Cheeked Amazon parrots migrate in flocks of varying size to coastal areas.[2]
In July and August, Blue-cheeked amazons move irregularly to coastal regions. [3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amazona dufresniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "The blue-cheeked amazon Amazona dufresniana: a review". Bird Conservation International. 65 (1): 95. 1993. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(93)90229-T.
- ^ "The blue-cheeked amazon Amazona dufresniana: a review". Bird Conservation International. 65 (1): 95. 1993. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(93)90229-T.
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.