Festive amazon

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. Locally it is also found in coastal mangroves (primarily in Amapá). There are two subspecies; A. f. festiva and A. f. bodini.

Festive amazon
A. f. bodini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Amazona
Species:
A. festiva
Binomial name
Amazona festiva
Synonyms
  • Chrysotis chloronota
  • Psittacus festivus Linnaeus, 1758

Description
Amazona f. festiva

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.

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies:[2]

  • Amazona festiva (Linnaeus) 1758
    • Amazona festiva bodini (Finsch) 1873 - common name Bodinus' amazon
    • Amazona festiva festiva (Linnaeus) 1758 - common name Festive amazon

The nominate subspecies is found near rivers in the Amazon Basin, while the subspecies bodini, is found near the Orinoco River.and the festive amazon is proposed to split in two species, a southern species named A. festiva and a northern species named A. bodini， but however the International Ornithologist's Union is still treating bodini as subspecies.

Status

Although it has declined locally, it remains fairly common throughout a large part of its range and can even be seen near cities such as Manaus and Iquitos. Consequently, it was considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International and IUCN, though it was uplisted to vulnerable in 2012, due to models of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest and its susceptibility to hunting, which predicts that the population will decline rapidly over the next three generations.

  • A. f. festiva in the Amazon Jungle
  • At Loro Park.
  • A. f. bodini adults have a red back.
  • A. f. bodini in an aviary

References
  1. BirdLife International (2014). "Amazona festiva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.018)". www.zoonomen.net. 11 February 2009.


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