Scaly-naped amazon
The scaly-naped amazon or scaly-naped parrot (Amazona mercenarius) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Scaly-naped amazon | |
|---|---|
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| In the cloud forests of western Andes in Ecuador | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. mercenarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazona mercenarius (Tschudi, 1844) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Amazona mercenarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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