Amazona amazonica
The Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica) is a vibrant, medium-sized neotropical parrot, typically measuring 31-33 cm (12-13 inches) in length and weighing 290-480 grams (10.2-17 oz). Its plumage is predominantly emerald green, distinguished by a bright orange speculum (a patch on the secondary flight feathers visible in flight), a yellow crown and lore, and a blue wash above the eyes extending to the nape. Some individuals also display a small red patch on the carpal joint (shoulder). Thi...
Primarily found in tropical and subtropical lowland forests, including gallery forests, secondary growth, forest edges, plantations, and urban parks. It typically inhabits elevations from sea level up to 800-1,200 meters.
Feeds primarily on a wide variety of fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, flowers, and nectar, foraging methodically by climbing through canopy vegetation.
Orange-winged Amazons are highly social and diurnal, often observed in noisy flocks outside the breeding season, congregating at communal roosts at dawn and dusk. Foraging occurs throughout the day, usually in small groups or pairs, where they methodically strip fruits, seeds, and flowers from tr...
The Orange-winged Amazon boasts a vast and stable native range across northern South America. It extends from Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia, eastward through Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and across a significant portion of Brazil. Its distribution pr...
Least Concern
- The Orange-winged Amazon is one of the most common pet parrot species globally, prized for its ability to mimic human speech. - Despite its "orange-winged" name, the orange patch is primarily visible in flight, making it a key identification mark. - They are known to form large, noisy roosts of...