Species identification

[VictoryCC124]

Hey guys,
I've got a woman telling me that Zora is an Orange Winged, I was told that she's a Blue Fronted. My very said the same thing. I'm looking for help here...

 

[Mizzely]

Looks like a blue front to me... does this lady really have more credibility than your vet?

 

[MommyBird]

I have both an OWA and a BFA. Yours looks like a BFA.
OWAs have some lighter coloring on their upper beak, violet above their cere, and a noticeably shorter tail than BFAs

 

[Diesel13]

That looks like a blue front through and through

 

[rocky'smom]

same here Blue front

 

[VictoryCC124]

She's telling me that BF don't have orange on the bend of their wings. But I was told they do. ??

 

[VictoryCC124]

Looks like a blue front to me... does this lady really have more credibility than your vet?

Nope

 

[rocky'smom]

@VictoryCC124 in the first picture do you mean that tiny bit of orange?

 

[rocky'smom]

Turquoise-fronted amazon - Wikipedia

 

[VictoryCC124]

@VictoryCC124 in the first picture do you mean that tiny bit of orange?

If you look at the 3rd pic it shows the Orange better

 

[rocky'smom]

Orange-winged amazon - Wikipedia

 

[rocky'smom]

ok I see what you are talking about. look at the Wikipedia one on orange winged/ blue fronts then is difference beak wise and feather wise.

 

[aooratrix]

Clearly a BFA. Some of them have yellow and red at the bend of their wings.

 

[iamwhoiam]

I have a BFA and looks like one to me. Casey has yellow and red at the bend of his wings.

 

[Wasabisaurus]

Zora is super gorgeous! I love love when they fluff out their feathers like that. So pretty!

 

[VictoryCC124]

Thanks everyone!

 

[Clueless]

I was told MC was an orange winged. He is a blue front (with orange at the bend of his wings).

 

[melissasparrots]

You definitely have a blue front. I believe every common Amazon species has red or orange on some wing feathers. The shade is distinctly orange in orange wings but red or orange/red in most others. Your birds dark beak, lack of orange cheek patches, and bright red on flight feathers all say blue front.

 

[jmfleish]

You have an incredibly beautiful Blue Fronted Amazon!