Bird Guide

Cuban Amazon vs Festive Amazon

Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala)

Cuban Amazon

Amazona leucocephala

Medium235 gForest

The Cuban amazon is a medium-sized parrot 28–33 centimetres (11–13 in) long. It is mainly green with some blue feathers in its wings. The green feathers are edged with a terminal black rim. Its lower face, chin and throat are rosy pink, and its forehead and eye-rings are white. The extent of the various colours of the head, the extent of the rosy pink on the upper chest, and the extent of the dull red on the abdomen vary between the subspecies. Its irises are pale olive-green, its beak is horn-coloured, and the feathers over the ears are blackish. The legs are pink.

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Photo: Thomas Brown · CC BY 2.0
Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)

Festive Amazon

Amazona festiva

Large430 gForest

The subspecies bodini has more red to the forecrown and more blue to the face than the nominate. In flight, both subspecies show deep blue outer wings (outer webs of the primaries and the primary coverts) and a red rump, but the latter is reduced in juveniles.

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Photo: Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0

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