Buff-breasted Flycatcher vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Empidonax fulvifrons compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-breasted Flycatcher	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	Tyrannidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Empidonax	Amazona
Species	Empidonax fulvifrons	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Buff-breasted Flycatcher

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-breasted Flycatcher	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-breasted Flycatcher

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-breasted Flycatcher

The Buff-Breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) is a species in the genus Empidonax. 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.