Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon

Amazona mercenaria compared with Amazona vinacea

Key Differences

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Amazona vinacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon
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.

Vinaceous-breasted Parrot / Vinaceous-breasted Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.