African Jacana vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Actophilornis africanus compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Jacana	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (burung)	Aves (burung)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Psittaciformes (Bayan)
Family	Jacanidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Actophilornis	Amazona
Species	Actophilornis africanus	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

African Jacana and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (burung)

Lihat Class: Aves

Conservation Status

African Jacana

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Jacana

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Arab Emirates.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

African Jacana

The African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) is a species in the genus Actophilornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.