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title: "Turquoise-fronted Amazon"
description: "Amazona aestiva — Uccelli. The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the blue-fronted parrot, the turquoise-fronted amazon and the turquoise-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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/turquoise-fronted-amazon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Turquoise-fronted Amazon

> Amazona aestiva — Uccelli. The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the blue-fronted parrot, the turquoise-fronted amazon and the turquoise-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.

- Scientific name: *Amazona aestiva*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 4329
- Wikidata: [Q525897](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q525897)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18978](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18978)

## Names

- en: Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- de: Blaustirnamazone
- es: Loro de frente azul
- fr: Amazone à front bleu
- nl: Blauwvoorhoofdamazone
- pt: Papagaio-verdadeiro
- pl: Amazonka niebieskoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2202), AR (775), BO (132), PY (72), PR (17), IT (15), DE (10), UY (5)

## Summary

The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the blue-fronted parrot, the turquoise-fronted amazon and the turquoise-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 blue/turquoise marking on its head just above its beak.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-fronted_amazon

## Photo

![Turquoise-fronted Amazon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/turquoise-fronted-amazon/medium.jpg)

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305929614

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/turquoise-fronted-amazon?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).