Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAmazona (Amazon Parrots)
- SpeciesAmazona farinosa (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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Orange-winged Parrot
Amazona amazonica
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
Scaly-naped Parrot
Amazona mercenaria
Brown-breasted Parakeet
Pyrrhura calliptera
Red-bellied Macaw
Orthopsittaca manilata
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Spectacled Parrotlet
Forpus conspicillatus
Red-billed Parrot
Pionus sordidus
Speckle-faced Parrot
Pionus tumultuosus
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Yellow-eared Parrot
Ognorhynchus icterotis
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mealy Parrot at Chingaza National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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