Blue-cheeked Amazon
Amazona dufresniana
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- African and New World Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
Overview
The blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana), also known as blue-cheeked parrot or Dufresne's amazon, is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southeastern Venezuela (Gran Sabana) to the Guianas and (?) adjacent Brazil.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Blue-cheeked amazon
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
