Parrots (Psittacidae)
Scaly-naped Parrot (Amazona mercenaria) - HBW 4, p. 474
French: Amazone mercenaire
German: Soldatenamazone
Spanish: Amazona Mercenaria
Other common names: Scaly-naped Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus mercenarius Tschudi, 1844, Peru.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- canipalliata (Cabanis, 1874) - Andes of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
- mercenaria (Tschudi, 1844) - Andes of Peru and Bolivia; one record from Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a moss covered branch.
Locality Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp canipalliata)
Ken Havard 4 January 2012 16 weeks ago 3.5
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calls of a perched bird Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp canipalliata)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 16 November 2006 2 years ago 4 -
flight calls Locality Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(ssp canipalliata)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 27 September 2009 2 years ago 3
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