Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Tabora Cisticola

Amazona mercenaria compared with Cisticola angusticauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Tabora Cisticola
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)	Cisticolidae
Genus	Amazona	Cisticola
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Cisticola angusticauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Tabora Cisticola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Tabora Cisticola
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.

Tabora Cisticola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway