Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAmazona (Amazon Parrots)
- SpeciesAmazona farinosa (Mealy Parrot)
About the Mealy Parrot
The mealy amazon or mealy parrot (Amazona farinosa) is among the largest parrots in the genus Amazona, the amazon parrots. It is a mainly green parrot with a total length of 38–41 cm (15–16 in). It is native to tropical Central and South America. This species, the southern mealy amazon (Amazona farinosa farinosa), the northern mealy amazon (Amazona farinosa guatemalae) are considered conspecific.
A. f. guatemalae: Found from southeastern Mexico to Honduras. Also known as the northern mealy amazon, blue-crowned mealy amazon or the Guatemalan amazon. A. f. virenticeps: Found in Nicaragua to western Panama. Also known as the Costa Rican mealy amazon or the green-headed amazon.
A. f. farinosa : Found in tropical Central and South America. Also known as the southern mealy amazon. The mealy amazon was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Ara ararauna
Blue-fronted Parrotlet
Touit dilectissimus
Spectacled Parrotlet
Forpus conspicillatus
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mealy Parrot in Chagres National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mealy Parrot sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mealy Parrot in Chagres National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Mealy Parrot in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.