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 an exposed branch, calling. Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp canipalliata)
Keith Blomerley 14 November 2012 22 weeks ago 28 sec 4.4
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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 1 year 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 3 years ago 4 -
flight calls Locality Tapichalaca Reserve, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(ssp canipalliata)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 27 September 2009 3 years ago 3
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