Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Variable Webcap

Amazona mercenaria compared with Cortinarius anomalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Variable Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Amazona	Cortinarius
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Cortinarius anomalus

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Variable Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Variable Webcap
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.

Variable Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.