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.
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A birds flying...
Peru, Nov 2012
Yoel Jimenez
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3
An individual ...
Venezuela, Feb 2002
Josep del Hoyo
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3
A close-up of ...
Singapore, Aug 2007
Josep del Hoyo
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3
clay lick (V)
Ecuador, Mar 2006
Juan Sanabria
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3
clay lick (II)
Ecuador, Mar 2006
Juan Sanabria
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3
A bird high in...
Mexico (So..., Apr 2009
Josep del Hoyo
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Perched on a d...
Costa Rica, Dec 2012
Róger Rodríguez
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Three birds pe...
Peru, Aug 2006
Joe Tobias
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An individual ...
Peru, Aug 2006
Joe Tobias
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3
Two birds perc...
Venezuela, Oct 2008
Mikko Pyhälä
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Observation to...
French Gui..., Apr 2008
Thierry Nogaro
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Mealy Amazon (...
Costa Rica, Dec 2008
Guy Poisson
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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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