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Status in the Wild

World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
A.a. aestiva: Inland E Brazil, from Pernambuco and southern Para to W Sao Paulo and S Mato Grosso.
A.a.xanthopteryx: S Mato Grosso and formerly W Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, N and E Bolivia, and Paraguay to N Argentina; intergrades with aestiva in north western Paraguay, S Mato Grosso, and NE Argentina.


Habitat:
Found in range of wooded habitats and open country with trees. Up to 1600m (5248 ft) in E Bolivia.

Threat Summary:
Trapped in large numbers for wild bird trade but still abundant in most areas; in some areas reduced due to trapping; in some areas local extinctions due to habitat loss.

IUCN Rating:
Least Concern

Wild Diet:
Takes fruit and seeds from wide variety of plants and trees.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Seen in communal roosts; found in pairs or flocks of several dozen birds. Sometimes seen quite close to human habitation.

Clutch and Egg Size:
3 to 4 ovate eggs, 38 x 30mm (1.5 x 1.2 in)

Breeding Season:
October-March

Project Status (WPT):
WPT has helped document the effects of current trapping (for the wild bird trade) processes.
See: http://www.parrots.org/index.php/ourwork/bluefrontedamazon/

Links to Other Project(s):
http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-document&issn=0273-8570&volume=073&issue=04&page=0399


More Info Sites:
http://amazornia.us/home.html

http://natureali.org/parrot_project/suburban_jungles.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-fronted_Amazon

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=15+1840&aid=1650