Black Pine vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Pinus thunbergii compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Pine Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Coniferophyta (Conifers) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Pinopsida (Conifers) Aves (นก)
Order Pinales (Pines & Allies) Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)
Family Pinaceae (Pine Family) Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Pinus (Pines) Amazona
Species Pinus thunbergii Amazona mercenaria

Conservation Status

Black Pine

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Pine

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, South Korea, and United States.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black Pine

The Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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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