Facts about Blue-fronted Amazons
The Blue-fronted Amazon is also called the Turquoise-fronted Amazon and Blue-fronted Parrot. It is in fact a species of Amazon parrot. Its common name derives from the distinctive blue marking on its head just above its beak. The Blue-fronted Amazon is about 38 cm (15 in) long. Their eggs are oval and white and measure around 38 x 30 mm. There are usually three to five eggs in a clutch. Female Blue-fronted Amazon parrot incubates the eggs for about 27 days. Their chicks leave the nest in about 60 days after hatching. These parrots have blue feathers on the forehead above the beak and yellow on the face and crown. Unlike most other Amazona parrots, its beak is mostly black. |
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