Parrots (Psittacidae)
Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa) - HBW 4, p. 475
French: Amazone poudrée
German: Mülleramazone
Spanish: Amazona Harinosa
Other common names: Mealy/Blue-crowned Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus farinosus Boddaert, 1783, Cayenne.
Proposed South American races chapmani and inornata appear to lack consistent features. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- guatemalae (P. L. Sclater, 1860) - SE Mexico to NW Honduras.
- virenticeps (Salvadori, 1891) - Sula Valley, Honduras, to W Panama.
- farinosa (Boddaert, 1783) - E Panama and E, N & W Colombia E to SC Venezuela and the Guianas, and S through NW & E Ecuador, E Peru and NE Bolivia to Amazon basin, then on to CE & SE Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A number of birds taking minerals at a salt lick together with Blue-headed Parrots and many Dusky-headed Parakeets Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 5 years ago 41 sec 4.7 -
A group of birds taking minerals at a salt lick, and some more individuals arriving Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 5 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A group of birds taking minerals at a salt lick with a few Blue-headed Parrots and many more Dusky-headed Parakeets, suddenly al Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 5 years ago 57 sec 4.6 -
A group of birds taking minerals at a salt lick with a Yellow-crowned Amazons, Blue-headed Parrots and Dusky-headed Parakeets, s Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 4.4 -
Two birds at their nest site Locality Cana Field Station, Darién National Park, Darién Province, Panama
Will Carter 9 January 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on a branch close to a salt lick Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 5 years ago 22 sec 4.1
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Adult.
Locality Espirito Santo State, Brazil (ssp farinosa)
Lindolfo Souto 29 October 2010 51 weeks ago 4.4 -
Close view of a captive bird
Locality San José del Guaviare, Guaviare Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 17 March 2012 1 year ago 4.2 -
One bird sitting on a tree trunk
Locality Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Tomas Grim 11 December 2011 15 weeks ago 3.9 -
A group Mealy Amazon with Blue-headed Parrot near the clay leck
Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp farinosa)
hawk 27 August 2010 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
Group near the clay leck
Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp farinosa)
hawk 27 August 2010 12 weeks ago 3.8 -
Two birds in flight.
Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp farinosa)
Joe Tobias 5 August 2006 34 weeks ago 3.5
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Song and calls from adult perched in canopy. Locality Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
(ssp farinosa)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 2 August 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
An individual calling after taking off. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Calls from a flock near a small flooded lake at forest edge. Locality Floresta Amazonica Hotel, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp farinosa)
Bradley Davis 15 January 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Several birds calling in flight. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil
(ssp farinosa)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
2 Birds - Song and calls - Also : Lophotriccus galeatus, Trogon rufus and Pionus fuscus passing by. Locality Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 27 June 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Large group of Mealy amazons not satisfied with 5-6 Peccaries (pigs) using the small claylick the parrots wants to visit. Locality Madre de Dios River, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
(ssp Amazona farinosa chapmani)
Povl Joergensen 4 November 2003 31 weeks ago 0
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