NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Orange-winged Amazon
Amazona amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica), also known as orange-winged parrot and loro guaro, is a large amazon parrot. It is a resident breeding bird in tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. Its habitat is forest and semi-open country. Although common, it is persecuted as an agricultural pest and by capture for the pet trade (over 66,000 captured from 1981 to 1985). It is also hunted as a food source. Introduced breeding populations have been reported in Puerto Rico and Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Wikipedia contributors, Orange-winged amazon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:44:24.941362+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amazona amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Amazona
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusAmazona R. Lesson, 1830
- speciesAmazona amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amazona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Red-tailed AmazonAmazona brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestiva (Linnaeus, 1758) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-necked AmazonAmazona arausiaca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliata (R. Lesson, 1842) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-billed AmazonAmazona collaria (Linnaeus, 1758) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-cheeked AmazonAmazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Festive AmazonAmazona festiva (Linnaeus, 1758) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-naped AmazonAmazona mercenarius (Tschudi, 1844) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-spectacled AmazonAmazona pretrei (Temminck, 1830) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-browed AmazonAmazona rhodocorytha (Salvadori, 1890) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hispaniolan AmazonAmazona ventralis (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Psittacus amazonicus Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Amazona amazonica amazonica (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Amazona amazonica tobagensis Cory, 1918 Cory, 1918 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177786 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5TZS9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.