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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-naped Parrot
Amazona auropalliata
White-fronted Parrot
Amazona albifrons
Barred Parakeet
Bolborhynchus lineola
White-crowned Parrot
Pionus senilis
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
Sulphur-winged Parakeet
Pyrrhura hoffmanni
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
Great Green Macaw
Ara ambiguus
Red-fronted Parrotlet
Touit costaricensis
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mealy Parrot at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National 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