Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Slate-colored Coot

Amazona mercenaria compared with Fulica ardesiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Slate-colored Coot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Rallidae
Genus	Amazona	Fulica
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Fulica ardesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and Slate-colored Coot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Slate-colored Coot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Slate-colored Coot
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.

Slate-colored Coot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway