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Blue-cheeked Amazon
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Parrots & macaws

Blue-cheeked Amazon

Amazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812)

NT Near ThreatenedOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishBlue-cheeked Amazon
DutchBlauwwangamazone
SpanishLoro de cachete azul
Chinese蓝颊亚马逊鹦鹉
Sranan Tongopopokai (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAmazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812)

About this species

The blue-cheeked amazon (Amazona dufresniana), also known as blue-cheeked parrot or Dufresne's amazon, is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is found in Brazil, the Guianas, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusAmazona

In Suriname

99Records in Suriname
1911First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini74
  • Para16
  • Brokopondo2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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