Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Amazona brasiliensis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Key Differences

• Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon is Near Threatened while Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona brasiliensis	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-tailed Parrot / Red-tailed Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway