The northern mealy amazon or northern mealy parrot 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 species and the southern mealy amazon were previously considered conspecific. Some taxonomic authorities (including the American Ornithological Society, continue to lump them together. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Sclater, PL 1860)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Chrysotis guatemalae
Type locality:
Guatemala and Honduras; the Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. lists a specimen from Honduras as the type.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8594184
Avibase ID:
D0D63FF12A587CC7
Avibase ID:
avibase-D0D63FF1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D0D63FF1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714656
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mealy Parrot [guatemalae or virenticeps] ( Amazona farinosa [guatemalae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Northern Mealy Parrot ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Mealy Parrot (Northern) ( Amazona farinosa guatemalae/virenticeps) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Mealy Parrot (Northern) ( Amazona farinosa guatemalae/virenticeps) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Mealy Parrot (Northern) ( Amazona farinosa guatemalae/virenticeps) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Mealy Parrot (Northern) ( Amazona farinosa guatemalae/virenticeps) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Mealy Parrot (Northern) ( Amazona farinosa guatemalae/virenticeps) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Mealy Parrot (Northern) ( Amazona farinosa guatemalae/virenticeps) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Northern Mealy Amazon ( Amazona guatemalae) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Amazona [farinosa or guatemalae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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