Candelnut vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)	Psittaciformes (तोता)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Aleurites	Amazona
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Amazona mercenaria

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.