Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | amazona de Dufresne |
| Czech | amazoňan modrolící |
| Dutch | Blauwwangamazone |
| English | Blue-cheeked Parrot |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Blue-cheeked Amazon |
| English (United States) | Blue-cheeked Parrot |
| French | Amazone de Dufresne |
| French (France) | Amazone de Dufresne |
| German | Goldmaskenamazone |
| Japanese | キガオボウシインコ |
| Norwegian | blåkinnamazon |
| Polish | amazonka niebieskolica |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | papagaio-de-bochecha-azul |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Papagaio-de-faces-azuis |
| Russian | Синещёкий амазон |
| Serbian | Dufrenov amazonac |
| Slovak | amazoňan tmavozobý |
| Spanish | Amazona Cariazul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Amazona cariazul |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Loro Cariazul |
| Swedish | blåkindad amazon |
| Turkish | Mavi Yanaklı Amazon |
| Ukrainian | Амазон синьощокий |
Amazona dufresniana (Shaw, 1812)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus dufresnianus
Shaw, 1812. General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8 pt2, p.513.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne, ex LevaUlant, pi. 91.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AMAZONA
- amazona
- dufresneana / dufresnei / dufresneyi / dufresni / dufresniana / dufresnianus / dufresnii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Blue-cheeked Parrot Amazona dufresniana Scientific name definitions
R. Dickey
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 30, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 30, 2015
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Blue-cheeked Parrot is very vocal. A characteristic call is "a loud, raucous, and throaty queenk-queenk-queenk ... with [a] distinctly nasal quality"; this vocalization is given both in flight, and when perched (Hilty 2003).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Other vocalizations of Blue-cheeked Parrot include harsher notes and a gurgling, babbling song (Hilty 2003).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Blue-cheeked Parrot can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at eBird/ML collection .
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
