NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Festive Amazon
Amazona festiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
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.
A Festive Amazon at Tulsa Zoo, USA. This subspecies is known as Bodinus' Amazon.
Christopher G from Tulsa Oklahoma, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The festive amazon (Amazona festiva), also known as the festive parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It is associated with forest (especially Várzea) and woodland growing near major rivers. Locally, it is also found in coastal mangroves (primarily in Amapá). There are two subspecies; A. f. festiva and A. f. bodini.
Wikipedia contributors, Festive amazon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:01:13.874938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amazona festiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Festive 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 festiva (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 |
| 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 |
| Vinaceous-breasted AmazonAmazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820) | 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 festivus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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=177794 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.
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:65ZSG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.