Kalmar "genus Amazona" tana nufin rukuni na nau'in aku da ke cikin dangin Psittacidae. Waɗannan aku 'yan asalin ƙasar Sabuwar Duniya ne, da farko Amurka ta Tsakiya da Kudancin Amurka, kuma ana siffanta su da haske, furanni masu launuka da ƙaƙƙarfan baki. Halin Amazona ya ƙunshi kusan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan 30, kowannensu yana da halaye na musamman da halaye. Wasu nau'o'in gama-gari a cikin jinsin Amazona sun haɗa da Amazon mai launin rawaya, Amazon-fronted Blue, da Red-lored Amazon.