Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Superb Cyanea

Amazona mercenaria compared with Cyanea superba

Key Differences

• Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while Superb Cyanea is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Superb Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Amazona	Cyanea
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Cyanea superba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Superb Cyanea

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Superb Cyanea
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.

Superb Cyanea

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.