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'''Alternative name: Blue-cheeked Amazon''' | '''Alternative name: Blue-cheeked Amazon''' | ||
;[[: Category:Amazona|Amazona]] dufresniana | ;[[: Category:Amazona|Amazona]] dufresniana | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 34 cm | + | 34 cm (13½ in) |
*Green plumage | *Green plumage | ||
*Blue cheeks | *Blue cheeks | ||
*Yellow-orange wing patch | *Yellow-orange wing patch | ||
*Yellowish crown | *Yellowish crown | ||
| − | *Orange lores | + | *Orange [[Topography#Heads|lores]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Gran Sabana) to the [[Guianas]] and possibly adjacent [[Brazil]]. | [[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Gran Sabana) to the [[Guianas]] and possibly adjacent [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, formerly considered [[Dictionary_A-C#C|conspecific]] with [[Red-browed Parrot]]<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Rainforest, cloud forest and savanna woodlands up to 1700m. | + | Rainforest, cloud forest and savanna woodlands up to 1700m. They also visit coastal sand-ridge forests. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | On visits to the coast, they eat Sandbox Tree seeds and most likely eat mimosa and other berries too. No other information available. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The only information seems to be from captive birds, who lay 3 eggs, with incubation lasting 23-26 days. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#Avian Web | #Avian Web | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Amazona | + | {{GSearch|"Amazona dufresniana" {{!}} "Blue-cheeked Parrot" {{!}} "Blue-cheeked Amazon"}} |
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Amazona]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Amazona]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:10, 26 June 2023
Alternative name: Blue-cheeked Amazon
- Amazona dufresniana
Identification
34 cm (13½ in)
- Green plumage
- Blue cheeks
- Yellow-orange wing patch
- Yellowish crown
- Orange lores
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Venezuela (Gran Sabana) to the Guianas and possibly adjacent Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], formerly considered conspecific with Red-browed Parrot[2].
Habitat
Rainforest, cloud forest and savanna woodlands up to 1700m. They also visit coastal sand-ridge forests.
Behaviour
Diet
On visits to the coast, they eat Sandbox Tree seeds and most likely eat mimosa and other berries too. No other information available.
Breeding
The only information seems to be from captive birds, who lay 3 eggs, with incubation lasting 23-26 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- Wikipedia
- Avian Web
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-cheeked Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-cheeked_Parrot
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
