Buff-bellied Hummingbird vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Amazilia yucatanensis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-bellied Hummingbird	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	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Trochilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Amazilia	Amazona
Species	Amazilia yucatanensis	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-bellied Hummingbird	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

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.

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

The Buff-Bellied Hummingbird (Amazilia yucatanensis) is a species in the genus Amazilia. It is currently classified 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.