vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Hemiselmis simplex compared with Amazona mercenaria

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Hemiselmis	Amazona
Species	Hemiselmis simplex	Amazona mercenaria

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway