Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon

Amazona mercenaria compared with Amazona versicolor

Key Differences

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern while St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Amazona versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon and St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

ดู: Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon
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.

St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.