Northern mealy amazon
| Northern mealy amazon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Amazona |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. f. guatemalae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Amazona farinosa guatemalae (PL Sclater, 1860) | |
The northern mealy amazon or northern mealy parrot (Amazona farinosa guatemalae) 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 parrot and the southern mealy amazon (Amazona farinosa farinosa) are conspecific, having previously been considered separate species.