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Mealy Amazon
Esteban Poveda, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Parrots & macaws

Mealy Amazon

Amazona farinosa (Boddaert, 1783)

LC Least ConcernOn Suriname's list of threatened fauna

Names

EnglishMealy Amazon
DutchGrote Amazone
SpanishLoro corona azul
Chinese斑点亚马逊鹦鹉
Sranan Tongopopokai (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAmazona farinosa (Boddaert, 1783)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusAmazona

In Suriname

716Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini599
  • Para56
  • Brokopondo20
  • Commewijne5
  • Paramaribo3
  • Saramacca2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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