The turquoise-fronted amazon, also called the turquoise-fronted parrot, the blue-fronted amazon and the blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot and one of the most common amazon parrots kept in captivity as a pet or companion parrot. Its common name is derived from the distinctive turquoise marking on its head just above its beak. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.101
Protonym:
Psittacus aestivus
Type locality:
America, Hellmayr, antea, p. 593, substitutes southern Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/119/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
4B268FD25510C6CB
Avibase ID:
avibase-4B268FD2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4B268FD2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177783
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Amazone à front bleu ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Amazone à front bleu ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Amazona aestiva [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Amazona aestiva [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Amazona aestiva [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Blue-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Turquoise-fronted Parrot ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Turquoise-fronted Amazon ( Amazona aestiva) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazona aestiva [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Amazona aestiva [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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