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Festive Parrot (festiva)

Amazona festiva festiva (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The festive amazon, also known as the festive parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is associated with forest and woodland growing near major rivers. Locally it is also found in coastal mangroves. There are two subspecies; A. f. festiva and A. f. bodini. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Amazona
Scientific:
  Amazona festiva festiva


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.101

Protonym:
  Psittacus festivus

Type locality:
  Indies, error, Brazilian Amazon River fixed as the type locality by Hellmayr, antea, p. 592.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/119/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  76A116AB9AEC603D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-76A116AB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/76A116AB


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714640

English:
Festive Parrot (festiva)
French:
Amazone tavoua (festiva)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Festive Parrot (festiva) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Festive Parrot (festiva) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Festive Parrot (festiva) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Festive Parrot (festiva) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Festive Parrot (nominate) ( Amazona festiva festiva)
Avilist 2025:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva)
Clements, version 2021:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Festive Parrot (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Festive Parrot (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Festive Parrot (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Festive Parrot (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Festive Parrot (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Festive Parrot (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Festive Amazon (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Festive Amazon (Southern) ( Amazona festiva festiva) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Southern Festive Amazon ( Amazona festiva) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Amazona festiva festiva [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Amazona festiva

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Catalan: Amazona festiva, Papagai festiu, Papagai festiu meridional
German: Blaubartamazone, Blaubrauenamazone, Blaubrauenamazone (festiva)
English: Festive Amazon (Southern), Festive Parrot, Festive Parrot (festiva), Festive Parrot (nominate), Festive Parrot (Southern), Southern Festive Amazon
English, HBW: Southern Festive Amazon
English (IOC): Festive Amazon (Southern), Festive Parrot (Southern)
English (United States): Festive Parrot (Southern)
Spanish: Amazona de Lomo Rojo, Amazona Festiva (festiva), Amazona festiva sureña
Spanish (Ecuador): Amazona Festiva (festiva)
Spanish (Spain): Amazona festiva (festiva)
Spanish (Peru): Loro de Lomo Rojo (festiva)
French: Amazone tavoua, Amazone tavoua (festiva), Amazone tavoua (nominal), Amazone tavoua (nominale), Amazone tavoua (race nominale)
Italian: Amazzone festosa meridionale, Amazzone groppone rosso
Japanese (romaji): murasakiboushiinko (festiva)
Japanese: ムラサキボウシインコ (festiva), ムラサキボウシインコ(festiva)
Scientific: Amazona festiva, Amazona festiva festiva, Psittacus festivus
Norwegian: rødryggamazon (festiva)
Polish: amazonka czerwonoczelna (festiva)
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-da-várzea (festiva)
Russian: Праздничный амазон (festiva)
Slovak: amazoňan modrobradý, amazoňan modrobradý (skup.)
Serbian: Plavobradi amazonac (plavoobrvasti), Plavobradi amazonac (podvrsta festiva)
Swedish: rödryggig amazon (festiva)
Turkish: Mavi kaşlı amazon (festiva)

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