Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)
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Festive Amazon

Amazona festiva (Linnaeus, 1758)

430 gWeight

The festive amazon (Amazona festiva), also known as the festive parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.

Most records: Guyana, Peru, Colombia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Festive Amazon has been recorded at 23 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Georgetown Botanical GardensGuyana647 records
  2. Muyuna Amazon LodgePeru158 records
  3. Explorama LodgePeru109 records
More places
  1. Tahuayo LodgePeru32 records
  2. ExplorNapo Lodge – Amazon Canopy WalkwayPeru17 records
  3. Senda Mitú CachiveraColombia11 records
  4. Manaus – MUSA/Jardim Botânico A. DuckeBrazil9 records
  5. Reserva Natural PalmaríBrazil9 records
  6. PN CauraVenezuela8 records
  7. ExplorNapo LodgePeru7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

GuyanaPeruColombiaBrazilVenezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The festive amazon (Amazona festiva), 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 (especially Várzea) and woodland growing near major rivers.

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Questions

How big is the Festive Amazon?

The Festive Amazon weighs around 430 g.

Where does the Festive Amazon live?

Its breeding range: South America: eastern Colombia to Guyana, and western Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Guyana, Peru and Colombia.

Is the Festive Amazon endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Festive Amazon as Least Concern.

What does the Festive Amazon eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Festive Amazon in?

It belongs to the family African & New World Parrots (Psittacidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).

At a glance

Weight
430 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
203 mm
Tail
104 mm
Bill
37 mm
Tarsus
24 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: eastern Colombia to Guyana, and western Amazonia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Parrot Psittaciformes
Family
African & New World Parrots Psittacidae
Genus
Amazona

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Festive Amazon

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