Blue-fronted Parrot
Amazona aestiva
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAmazona (Amazon Parrots)
- SpeciesAmazona aestiva (Blue-fronted Parrot)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Yellow-faced Parrot
Amazona xanthops
Scaly-headed Parrot
Pionus maximiliani
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Brotogeris chiriri
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
Maroon-bellied Parakeet
Pyrrhura frontalis
Red-and-green Macaw
Ara chloropterus
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Pileated Parrot
Pionopsitta pileata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-fronted Parrot in Iguaçu National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Blue-fronted Parrot sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-fronted Parrot in Iguaçu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-fronted Parrot in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.