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Blue Front Amazon
Amazona Aestiva

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Aves

Order:

Psittaciformes

Family:

Psittacidae

Genus:

Amazona

Species:

Aestiva

Description

Blue front amazons are medium-sized green parrots with blue feathers around the beak, yellow at the leading edge of their wings and red at the tips.

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Average Statistics

Length

Mature birds are abo

Weight

Roughly 1 lb.

Geographic Range

Native to Bolivia, Brasil, Paraquay and northern Argentina.

Diet

Vegetarians eating a variety of fruit, nuts, and vegetables.

Offspring

The hen will lay two to four eggs which incubate for about 29 days. The young will leave the nest at 9 weeks old.

Sounds

Blue front amazons, like many parrots, are great at mimicking and human speech.

Relationship with Humans

Blue front amazons are one of the most commonly kept varieties of parrots.

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