Alternative name: Scaly-naped Amazon
Subspecies canipalliata
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva Las Gralarías, Pichincha Province, Mindo, Ecuador, November 2014
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva Las Gralarías, Pichincha Province, Mindo, Ecuador, November 2014
- Amazona mercenarius
Identification
33–34 cm
- Green plumage
- Darker green upperparts
- Dark feather edges on hind crown, nape and mantle giving the 'scaled appearance'
- Whitish orbital ring
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. m. canipalliata:
- A. m. mercenarius:
Habitat
Western-slope of the Andes. Low Andean cloud forest (mostly secondary). Observed at heights around 2,055 m
Behaviour
There is very little behavioural information available.
Breeding
Breeding has been recorded in Colombia during March to May, with incubation lasting around 25-26 days.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-naped Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-naped_Parrot
External Links
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