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Species Profile

Genus:
Amazona

Species:
festiva

Size:	Adult Weight:
34cm (13.3 in)	370g (13 oz)

Races including nominate:
two: A.f. festiva, A.f. bodini

Colourization Adult:
A.f. festiva: both adults plumage green, the feathers of the neck faintly edged dusty black; wing coverts thinly edged yellow/green; lores and narrow frontal stripe dark red; blue above and behind eyes, sometimes bisecting occiput; blue chin; red lower back and rump; primary coverts violet/blue, edged green; primary feathers violet/blue; tail green. Bill grey/black. Eye ring grey, eye orange. A.f. bodini: both adults more yellow than festiva, particularly on underparts; red frontal stripe extending to forehead and forecrown; feathers of crown and occiput edged dull purple; feathers of hindneck strongly edged dusty black (more so than festiva); lores black; feathers of cheeks edged violet/blue; primary coverts and outer webs of primary feathers green.

Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but duller; green lower back and rump with a few red feathers; some dull red at concealed bases of lateral tail feathers. Eye brown.

Call: Call is nasal wah-wah in flight. Also wide variety of calls including screeches.

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