Turquoise fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) or Blue-fronted Parrot
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
This image was taken in the shade. I went and made it lighter.
Along the Cuiaba River high in a tree, we came upon a parrot. Normally I would have considered the bird to be too far away, but in the end, it was the only time throughout the trip the bird was seen.
The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted amazon and blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot, the common name is derived from the distinctive blue marking on its head just above its beak.
There is no overt sexual dimorphism to the human eye, but analysis of the feathers using spectrometry, a method which allows the plumage to be seen as it would be by a parrot’s tetrachromatic vision, shows clear differences between the plumage of the sexes. Juveniles of parrots are duller and have dark irises.
The range of the blue-fronted amazon extends over eastern and northern Bolivia, eastern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is found in forests (though generally avoids extensive humid forests such as the Amazon), woodland, savanna and palm groves. – Wikipedia
Turquoise fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva) or Blue-fronted Parrot
The Pantanal
Brazil
South America
This image was taken in the shade. I went and made it lighter.
Along the Cuiaba River high in a tree, we came upon a parrot. Normally I would have considered the bird to be too far away, but in the end, it was the only time throughout the trip the bird was seen.
The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the turquoise-fronted amazon and blue-fronted parrot, is a South American species of amazon parrot, the common name is derived from the distinctive blue marking on its head just above its beak.
There is no overt sexual dimorphism to the human eye, but analysis of the feathers using spectrometry, a method which allows the plumage to be seen as it would be by a parrot’s tetrachromatic vision, shows clear differences between the plumage of the sexes. Juveniles of parrots are duller and have dark irises.
The range of the blue-fronted amazon extends over eastern and northern Bolivia, eastern Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is found in forests (though generally avoids extensive humid forests such as the Amazon), woodland, savanna and palm groves. – Wikipedia