Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon vs Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

Amazona aestiva compared with Amazona autumnalis

Key Differences

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon is Near Threatened while Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona aestiva	Amazona autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon and Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon
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.

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of lowland tropical forests from eastern Mexico and Central America to northwest Ecuador and Venezuela, red-lored amazons have a distinctive red forehead patch, yellow cheeks, and predominantly green plumage with blue on the crown. They live in pairs that maintain lifelong bonds and join larger flocks at communal roost sites. One of the more common amazon species in aviculture globally, they are valued for their speech, intelligence, and affectionate temperament.