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ForestCavity nestLarge · 430 g
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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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When to see the Festive Amazon
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Festive Amazon
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Festive Amazon
The festive amazon, 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 and woodland growing near major rivers. Locally, it is also found in coastal mangroves. There are two subspecies; A. f. festiva and A. f. bodini.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrixThe yellow-headed amazon averages 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) long.
Yellow-shouldered AmazonAmazona barbadensisThe yellow-shouldered amazon is mainly green and about 33 cm long (~13 inches).
Lilac-crowned AmazonAmazona finschiThe plumage of an adult lilac-crowned amazon is primarily green with yellowish underparts and black edging.
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