Scaly-naped Parrot
Amazona mercenaria
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAmazona (Amazon Parrots)
- SpeciesAmazona mercenaria (Scaly-naped Parrot)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
White-eyed Parakeet
Aratinga leucophthalma
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Cobalt-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris cyanoptera
Painted Parakeet
Pyrrhura picta
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Aratinga weddellii
White-winged Parakeet
Brotogeris versicolurus
Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata
Military Macaw
Ara militaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scaly-naped Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Scaly-naped Parrot sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-naped Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-naped Parrot in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.