Mealy Parrot
Amazona farinosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusAmazona (Amazon Parrots)
- SpeciesAmazona farinosa (Mealy Parrot)
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. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Mealy Parrot sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2,783 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Red-lored Parrot
Amazona autumnalis
Yellow-crowned Parrot
Amazona ochrocephala
Orange-chinned Parakeet
Brotogeris jugularis
Blue-headed Parrot
Pionus menstruus
Brown-hooded Parrot
Pionopsitta haematotis
Scarlet Macaw
Ara macao
Spectacled Parrotlet
Forpus conspicillatus
Brown-throated Parakeet
Aratinga pertinax
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Aratinga finschi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mealy Parrot in Soberanía National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mealy Parrot sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2,783 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mealy Parrot in Soberanía National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Mealy Parrot in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.