Scaly-naped amazon

Scaly-naped amazon

In the cloud forests of western Andes in Ecuador
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidea
Family:	Psittacidae
Subfamily:	Arinae
Tribe:	Androglossini
Genus:	Amazona
Species:	A. mercenarius
Binomial name
*Amazona mercenarius* (Tschudi, 1844)

The scaly-naped amazon or scaly-naped parrot (Amazona mercenarius) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

Amazon parrots (genus: Amazona)

Species	Cuban amazon (or rose-throated amazon) Yellow-billed amazon (or Jamaican amazon) Hispaniolan amazon Puerto Rican amazon Yucatan amazon (or yellow-lored amazon) White-fronted amazon Black-billed amazon Tucuman amazon Red-spectacled amazon Red-crowned amazon Lilac-crowned amazon Red-lored amazon (supporting page: lilacine amazon) Blue-cheeked amazon Red-browed amazon Red-tailed amazon Festive amazon Yellow-shouldered amazon Blue-fronted amazon (or turquoise-fronted amazon) Yellow-crowned amazon (supporting page: Panama amazon) Yellow-naped amazon Yellow-headed amazon Kawall's amazon Orange-winged amazon Scaly-naped amazon Mealy amazon Vinaceous-breasted amazon (or vinaceous amazon) St. Lucia amazon Red-necked amazon St. Vincent amazon Imperial amazon

Hypothetical extinct species	Guadeloupe amazon Martinique amazon

Neotropical parrots (tribe: Arini) List of amazon parrots

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