Amazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820)

Scientific Name and Length

The vinaceous-breasted amazon, scientific name Amazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820), measures 30 to 36 cm (12 to 14 inches) in length.

Plumage Main Features

Its plumage is mostly green, with red markings on the lores and forehead, a turquoise nape, and a lilac-colored breast.

Wing and Tail Markings

Red markings also appear on its carpal edge, speculum, and the base of its outer tail feathers.

Flight Feather Details

The primary flight feathers have blue to black tips.

Bill Coloration

Its bill has a rosy pink to red base and a horn-colored tip.

Iris and Limb Features

Its iris ranges from red-orange to chestnut, and is surrounded by pale gray skin; its legs and feet are gray.

Distribution Pattern

The species has a disjunct distribution.

Current Distribution Range

Today it is found in scattered locations generally ranging from São Paulo state in Brazil southward into Rio Grande do Sul, eastern Paraguay, and the far northeastern Misiones Province of Argentina.

Historical Distribution Range

Historically, it occurred as far north as Bahia, Brazil, and as far south as Corrientes Province, Argentina.

Primary Habitat

It lives in a wide variety of landscapes within the Atlantic Forest biome, but tends to concentrate in mixed forest with large populations of paraná pine (Araucaria angustifolia).

Additional Habitat Types

It can also be found in small forest patches, young secondary forest, pastures and grasslands with scattered trees, plantations of introduced pine and Eucalyptus, and in areas surrounding towns.