| Scaly-naped amazon | |
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| In the cloud forests of western Andes in Ecuador | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | A. mercenarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Amazona mercenarius (Tschudi, 1844)
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The scaly-naped amazon (Amazona mercenarius), also known as the scaly-naped parrot, mercenary amazon, Tschudi's amazon, mountain parrot, or gray-naped amazon is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found along the Andes in the northern part of South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Amazona mercenarius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686354A93108783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686354A93108783.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.