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Scaly-naped Amazon
Also Known As: Scaly-naped Parrot, Mercenary Amazon, Tschudi's Amazon, Mountain Parrot, Gray-naped or Colombian Amazon (A.m. canipalliata)
Lone Scaly-naped Amazon perched on moss covered branch
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Did You Know?
Very little is known about the habits of the Scaly-naped or Mercenary Amazon. It is a very shy bird.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Amazona
Species:
mercenaria
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 34cm (13.2 in) | 300g (10.5 oz) |
Races including nominate:
two: A.m. mercenaria, A.m. canipalliata
Colourization Adult:
A.m. mercenaria: both adults dark green feathers on crown to nape, tinged dull grey/blue and tipped with dull black; red bases to secondary feathers 1 to 3, the remainder green; yellow carpal edge, mixed with orange/red; tail green with wide yellow/green band, side tail feathers banded with red and blue/purple near end, the most outside feathers margined with blue/purple. Bill grey and horn coloured. Eye ring pale grey, eye red. A.m. canipalliata: both adults as in mercinaria but red wing speculum replaced by hidden maroon marks at bases of secondaries 1 to 3.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but with pale horn coloured bill tinged with grey. Eye brown.
Call: Wide variety of sounds. Trills, whistles, goose-like calls, screeches and grating sounds. Harsh staccato in flight and while perched. Some calls melodious.
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Content Sources:
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1683&m=0
xeno-canto America http://www.xeno-canto.org/index.php
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
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