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Mealy Amazon These Amazons are so hard to tell apart. This one resembles several types of yellow-fronted or crowned Amazons, yet it's a Mealy Amazon. The key way to tell is by its larger size and different squeek. Another proven way is to look at the sign :) Amazona farinosa,Amazons,Birds,Mealy Amazon,Papegaaienpark VeldHoven,Parrot Park Veldhoven,Parrots Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mealy Amazon

These Amazons are so hard to tell apart. This one resembles several types of yellow-fronted or crowned Amazons, yet it's a Mealy Amazon. The key way to tell is by its larger size and different squeek. Another proven way is to look at the sign :)

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The southern mealy amazon or southern mealy parrot (Amazona farinosa) is among the largest parrot in the Amazona genus, 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 and South America.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 26, 2012. Captured Mar 18, 2012 14:09.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO125
  • 105mm