Acara Acraea vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Acraea acara compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Acara Acraea Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same Animalia (hayvan) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar) Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class Insecta (böcek) Aves (kuş)
Order Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar) Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Acraea Amazona
Species Acraea acara Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Acara Acraea and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Acara Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acara Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Acara Acraea

The Acara Acraea (Acraea acara) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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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