Ashy Drongo vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Dicrurus leucophaeus compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Drongo	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Dicruridae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Dicrurus	Amazona
Species	Dicrurus leucophaeus	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Drongo and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Ashy Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Drongo	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Ashy Drongo

Ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Dicrurus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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