Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs White-tailed Cotinga

Amazona mercenaria compared with Xipholena lamellipennis

Key Differences

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while White-tailed Cotinga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	White-tailed Cotinga
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)	Cotingidae
Genus	Amazona	Xipholena
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Xipholena lamellipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and White-tailed Cotinga 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

White-tailed Cotinga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	White-tailed Cotinga
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.

White-tailed Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.