Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,583
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Mealy amazon”.