Mealy Parrot

Amazona farinosa

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
GenusAmazona (Amazon Parrots)
SpeciesAmazona farinosa (Mealy Parrot)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Chingaza National Natural Park

1 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026

21,264 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Chingaza National Natural Park

Amazona amazonica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amazona ochrocephala

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Amazona mercenaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Pyrrhura calliptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orthopsittaca manilata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Ara severus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Forpus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pionus sordidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pionus tumultuosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aratinga pertinax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU Endemic

Ognorhynchus icterotis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pionus menstruus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~40%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
10	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
12	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
15	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
20	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
21	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
28	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
30	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
36	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
37	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
40	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
41	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
44	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
45	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Mealy Parrot

About the Mealy Parrot

Recent sightings of Mealy Parrot in Chingaza National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found