Scaly-naped amazon
Scaly-naped amazon | |
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In the cloud forests of western Andes in Ecuador | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittacidae |
Genus: | Amazona |
Species: | A. mercenarius
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Binomial name | |
Amazona mercenarius (Tschudi, 1844)
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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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Amazona mercenarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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