Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Amazona mercenaria compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Lestidae
Genus	Amazona	Lestes
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and Small Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Small Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.