Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Vinegar Cup

Amazona mercenaria compared with Helvella acetabulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Vinegar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetler)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Amazona	Helvella
Species	Amazona mercenaria	Helvella acetabulum

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Vinegar Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Vinegar Cup
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.

Vinegar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.