Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Amazona mercenaria compared with Calidris acuminata

Key Differences

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Amazona	Calidris
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Calidris acuminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Ecuador).

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.