Blue-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva
Two subspecies,
aestiva and
xanthopteryx.
Found in eastern Brazil (
aestiva) and in Bolivia to Paraguay, northern Argentina and southern Brazil (
xanthopteryx).
Photo by
@Rizz Carlton at Ibarbo Park (Indonesia) - subspecies
aestiva. Note that the blue cheeks restrict the yellow colouration to directly around the eyes; and especially note the patch on the bend of the wing, which is bright red (larger and yellow in
A. a. xanthopteryx), although the inclusion of some yellow suggests there may be some hybridisation evident in this particular bird.
Ibarbo Park - Red-shouldered blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva aestiva) - ZooChat
Photo by
@baboon at Shanghai Zoo (China) - subspecies
xanthopteryx. Note the more extensive yellow on the face, with the blue mainly being on the forehead and crown; and especially note the yellow on the bend of the wing (red, and much more restricted, in
A. a. aestiva).
Turquoise-fronted amazon - ZooChat
Black-billed Amazon Amazona agilis
Monotypic.
Endemic to the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
Photo by
@Tomek at Tiergarten Schonbrunn (Austria).
Black-billed Amazon (Amazona agilis) - ZooChat
White-fronted or Spectacled Amazon Amazona albifrons
Three subspecies:
albifrons, nana, saltuensis.
Found in Mexico and Central America:
albifrons is from the Pacific coast from southwest Mexico to southwest Guatemala;
nana is from the Caribbean side, from southeast Mexico to Costa Rica;
saltuensis is from northwest Mexico.
There are quite a few photos of this species in the Zoochat galleries, but I have just used one of a wild bird (therefore of identifiable subspecies, which in this case is
nana). The subspecies
albifrons and
nana are differentiated only by size, which can't be judged in photos. The subspecies
saltuensis has the blue on the head extending back to the nape, and none of the photos show this subspecies.
Photo by
@ralph in the wild, Costa Rica - male of the subspecies
nana (females lack the red in the wing).
White-fronted amazon parrot - ZooChat
Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
Monotypic.
Found across most of northern South America, including on Trinidad and Tobago. Also introduced to the wild in other places, including the USA.
Photo by
@KevinB at De Zonnegloed (Belgium). The orange in the wing, which gives the species its common name, can be seen in this photo. The extent of blue and yellow on the head is extremely variable (and this bird has a white crown rather than yellow).
Orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica) - ZooChat
Photo by
@Parrotsandrew at Flamingo Land (UK), showing the tail colour.
Orange-winged Amazons, 30th December 2014 - ZooChat
Red-necked Amazon Amazona arausiaca
Monotypic.
Endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica.
Photo by
@vogelcommando at Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Germany). The bird at the back is a Yellow-faced Amazon
Alipiopsitta xanthops.
Red-necked amazon parrot - ZooChat
Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata
Three subspecies:
auropalliata, caribaea, parvipes. Formerly treated as subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Amazon
A. ochrocephala. The subspecies
caribaea and
parvipes are combined by some (as
parvipes).
Found from southern Mexico into northern Central America:
auropalliata is found on the Pacific coast from Mexico to Costa Rica;
caribaea is from the Caribbean coast in Nicaragua and Honduras;
parvipes is from the Bay Islands of Honduras.
Photo by
@ThylacineAlive at Southwick's Zoo (USA) - subspecies
auropalliata.
Yellow-Naped Amazon - ZooChat
Photo by
@Pedro at Zoo Veldhoven (Netherlands) - subspecies
caribaea. This subspecies (i.e. both
caribaea and
parvipes) has a horn-coloured bill, and there is red on the shoulder which is lacking in the nominate
auropalliata, although that latter characteristic can barely be seen in this photo. In all subspecies the yellow on the forehead is variably present.
Roatan amazon (Amazona auropalliata caribae) - ZooChat
Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis
Two subspecies,
autumnalis and
salvini. The Lilacine Amazon
A. lilacina of Ecuador is generally treated as a subspecies as well, but I have separated it in this thread. The Diademed Amazon
A. diadema was also formerly treated as a subspecies of
A. autumnalis but is generally split nowadays.
Found from Mexico to Ecuador, and also introduced to California (USA):
autumnalis is from east Mexico to northern Nicaragua, and
salvini is from Nicaragua to southwest Colombia and northwest Venezuela.
Photo by
@KevinB at Pakawi Park (Belgium) - subspecies
autumnalis (Red-lored Amazon); note the bright yellow cheek-patch.
Red-lored amazon (Amazona autumnalis autumnalis), 2021-06-15 - ZooChat
Photo by
@vogelcommando at Zoo Veldhoven (Netherlands) - subspecies
salvini (Salvin's Amazon); note the fully-green cheek.
Salvin's amazon - ZooChat
Yellow-shouldered Amazon Amazona barbadensis
Monotypic.
Found only in northern Venezuela and some nearby islands such as Margarita, La Blanquilla, and Bonaire. Introduced to the island of Curacao. Despite the scientific name it is not found on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
Photo by
@gentle lemur at Exmoor Zoo (UK).
Yellow-shouldered amazon - ZooChat
