Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Spotted Towhee

Amazona mercenaria compared with Pipilo maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Spotted Towhee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Passerellidae
Genus	Amazona	Pipilo
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Pipilo maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Towhee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Spotted Towhee
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.

Spotted Towhee

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.