baen vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Avicennia officinalis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank baen Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Aves (นก)
Order Lamiales (อันดับกะเพรา) Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)
Family Acanthaceae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Avicennia Amazona
Species Avicennia officinalis Amazona mercenaria

Conservation Status

baen

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

baen

Habitat

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

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

baen

The Baen (Avicennia officinalis) is a species in the genus Avicennia. 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.

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