Dark Roller vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Ancylis upupana compared with Amazona mercenaria

Key Differences

• Dark Roller is Near Threatened while Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Roller	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)
Family	Tortricidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Ancylis	Amazona
Species	Ancylis upupana	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Roller and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Dark Roller

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Roller	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

A large, predominantly green amazon parrot with distinctive dark-scaled nape feathers and a patch of red on the wing, scaly-naped amazons inhabit humid montane forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations of 600–3,000 meters. Relatively little known compared to other amazons, they are found in pairs or small flocks feeding on seeds, fruit, and flowers in cloud forest. Listed as Least Concern.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway