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The mealy amazon or 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. ==Range, common names and races== The mealy amazon occurs in tropical Central America and South America. It frequents humid to semi-humid forest (only rarely in deciduous forest) and plantations. In regions dominated by open/dry habitats it is restricted to gallery forest or completely absent. Several subspecies have been described and these have alternative common names that are used frequently in aviculture: * Nominate (''A. f. farinosa''): Found in southeastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil and northern Bolivia. * ''inornata'': Found in eastern Panama, western and northern Colombia, northwestern Venezuela and western Ecuador. Also known as the plain-colored mealy amazon. * ''chapmani'': Found in southeast Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru and northeastern Bolivia. Also known as the Chapman's mealy amazon. * ''virenticeps'': Found in Nicaragua to western Panama. Also known as the Costa Rican mealy amazon or the green-headed amazon. * ''guatemalae'': Found from southeastern Mexico to Honduras. Also known as the blue-crowned mealy amazon or the Guatemalan amazon. NOTE: Exact distribution limits between nominate, ''inornata'' and ''chapmani'' are unclear. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mealy amazon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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