Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon vs Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

Amazona mercenaria compared with Amazona ochrocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned 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 mercenaria	Amazona ochrocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Xem Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned 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.

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, 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.

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

A large, robust amazon parrot found across a broad range from Mexico and Panama through the Amazon basin to Bolivia and Paraguay, yellow-crowned amazons are predominantly green with a variable yellow crown. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna and are adaptable enough to thrive in agricultural areas. Multiple subspecies are recognized with differing degrees of yellow on the head. Highly regarded as pet and aviary birds for their speech ability and social temperament.