Chestnut-eared Aracari vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Pteroglossus castanotis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-eared Aracari	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	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Ramphastidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Pteroglossus	Amazona
Species	Pteroglossus castanotis	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Chestnut-eared Aracari

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-eared Aracari	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Chestnut-eared Aracari

The Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) is a species in the genus Pteroglossus. 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.