Scaly-naped Amazon

Amazona mercenarius

Least Concern

The Scaly-naped Amazon is a stocky, vocal parrot of forests and wooded country, feeding on fruit, seeds, buds, and blossoms in northern Andes. It usually nests in tree cavities or cliff holes and may make local movements as food trees fruit or flower. Fun fact: many parrots use strong hooked bills and zygodactyl feet together like a climbing-and-feeding toolkit.

Family

Psittacidae

Group

New World and African Parrots

Range

Scaly-naped Amazon Range — Resident range in northern Andes

Population

≈ Unknown

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