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Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa)
Mealy Amazon (Amazona farinosa) at Jungle Island, Florida, USA. Photograph by Don Kasak. Some rights reserved. (view image details) 
Two Yellow-crowned Parrots center and right and a Mealy Parrot on the left, photographed at zoo of Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil. Photograph by Mateus Hidalgo. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
MEALY PARROT FACTS
DescriptionThe Mealy Parrot is one of the largest American parrots. It is mainly green with a whitish mottling on the back and neck. It has a short square tail and the end half of the tail is yellowish. The wings have blue-black trailing edge to the wing and a small red wing patch. Some birds have a few yellow feathers on the top of the head, and the two subspecies, virenticeps and guatemalae, have a blue tinge to the crown. The eyes are maroon to orange surrounded by a white eye-ring of bare skin. The Mealy Amazon is a social bird and is often found in pairs or in flocks. Other Names Mealy Amazon Size 38cm - 41cm Environment rainforest, humid and semi-humid forest, plantations. Food fruit, seeds, berries, nuts, blossom, leaf buds Breeding The female lays three or four white eggs in a tree hollow. The eggs hatch after about 26 days. The young leave the nest about 60 days after hatching. Range southern Mexico, Central America and South America. Notes The Mealy Amazon is popular in the pet trade, and is commonly bred in captivity. Classification
Relatives in same Genus White-fronted Parrot (A. albifrons) Yellow-naped Parrot (A. auropalliata) Red-lored Parrot (A. autumnalis) Lilac-crowned Parrot (A. finschi) Yellow-crowned Parrot (A. ochrocephala) Yellow-headed Parrot (A. oratrix) Red-crowned Parrot (A. viridigenalis) Yellow-lored Parrot (A. xantholora) Home | Mammals | Reptiles | Birds | Insects | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Contact Us |