Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica)
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Orange-winged Amazon

Amazona amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766)

370 gWeight

The orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), also known as orange-winged parrot and loro guaro, is a large amazon parrot.

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–January · Most records: Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil

Orange-winged Amazon has been recorded at 293 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 22 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago4,912 records
  2. Parque del EsteVenezuela2,721 records
  3. Sani LodgeEcuador1,671 records
More places
  1. Parque Simon BolivarVenezuela1,103 records
  2. Cuffie River Nature RetreatTrinidad & Tobago951 records
  3. Georgetown Botanical GardensGuyana921 records
  4. Poconé – Pousada PiuvalBrazil845 records
  5. Poconé – Aymara LodgeBrazil724 records
  6. Blanchisseuse RoadTrinidad & Tobago680 records
  7. Linhares – Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio DoceBrazil619 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Trinidad & TobagoVenezuelaBrazilEcuadorGuyanaColombiaSurinamePeru

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 orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), also known as orange-winged parrot and loro guaro, is a large amazon parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country.

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Questions

How big is the Orange-winged Amazon?

The Orange-winged Amazon weighs around 370 g.

Where does the Orange-winged Amazon live?

Its breeding range: South America: Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and south-central Brazil; southeastern Brazil. It is most often recorded in Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela and Brazil.

When is the best time to see the Orange-winged Amazon?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and December (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Orange-winged Amazon endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Orange-winged Amazon as Least Concern.

What does the Orange-winged Amazon eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Orange-winged Amazon in?

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

At a glance

Weight
370 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
202 mm
Tail
99 mm
Bill
37 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

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

Range

South America: Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and south-central Brazil; southeastern Brazil

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

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

Other birds in the genus Amazona

Orange-winged Amazon

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