Northern mealy amazon
The northern mealy amazon or northern mealy parrot (Amazona guatemalae) 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 endemic to tropical Central America. This parrot and the southern mealy amazon (Amazona farinosa) have previously been considered conspecific.
| Northern mealy amazon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. f. guatemalae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Amazona farinosa guatemalae (PL Sclater, 1860) | |
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