Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa)

Order: Psittaciformes | Family: Psittacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Ecuador

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru

Identification & Behavior: ~39 cm (15.3 in). The Mealy Parrot is all green with a whitish tinge to the upperparts. It has a dusky scaling effect on the back of the neck. The outer end of the primary flight feathers is dusky-blue. It shows red areas on the wings, but not on the shoulders. The tail if green with a broad terminal lime-green band. It is similar to the Yellow-crowned Parrot but is distinguished by the lack of a yellow crown, a whitish color of the back, larger size, lack of red on the shoulders, and broad fleshy orbital skin. Also, see Orange-winged Parrot.

Status: The Mealy Parrot is uncommon and widespread in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 1200 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Loro Harinoso.

Sub-species: Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa farinosa), Boddaert, 1783.

Meaning of Name: Amazona: Fr. In reference or originating in the Amazon River on the Amazon Forest. farinosa: L. farinosa, farinosus, farina= with flour, sprinkled with flour.

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References:

- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.

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