Dot-tailed Whiteface vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Leucorrhinia intacta compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dot-tailed Whiteface	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Libellulidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Leucorrhinia	Amazona
Species	Leucorrhinia intacta	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Dot-tailed Whiteface and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dot-tailed Whiteface

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dot-tailed Whiteface	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dot-tailed Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.