Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon vs Goa-bean

Amazona aestiva compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon is Near Threatened while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Fabaceae
Genus	Amazona	Psophocarpus
Species	Amazona aestiva	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

One of the most popular pet parrots in the world after the budgerigar and African grey, blue-fronted amazons are recognized by their bright yellow face with blue forehead and red-orange shoulder patches. Native to central South America in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, they inhabit forest, woodland, and palm groves. Highly intelligent with strong mimicry and speech abilities, they have been kept as pets since the 1700s. Wild populations face pressure from trapping.