Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Small Red Damsel

Amazona mercenaria compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Small Red Damsel
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Amazona	Ceriagrion
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Small Red Damsel
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 Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. 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.