Mealy Parrot
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Mealy Parrot

Amazona farinosa

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Darién National Park
1,294 Verified sightings at Darién National Park From 2019 to 2026
21,264 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 Darién National Park

Red-lored Parrot
LC

Red-lored Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona autumnalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Yellow-crowned Parrot
LC

Yellow-crowned Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazona ochrocephala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Orange-chinned Parakeet
LC

Orange-chinned Parakeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Brotogeris jugularis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Blue-headed Parrot
LC

Blue-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionus menstruus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
LC

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara severus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Great Green Macaw
CR

Great Green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara ambiguus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Spectacled Parrotlet
LC

Spectacled Parrotlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Forpus conspicillatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Brown-hooded Parrot
LC

Brown-hooded Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta haematotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
LC

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-and-green Macaw
LC

Red-and-green Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara chloropterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Scarlet Macaw
LC

Scarlet Macaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ara macao

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Saffron-headed Parrot
NT

Saffron-headed Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pionopsitta pyrilia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mealy Parrot in Darién National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mealy Parrot sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1,294 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mealy Parrot in Darién National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Mealy Parrot in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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