green; white eye patch; powdery on head, neck (Panama zoo; 2008-06-15)


Mealy Amazon
Amazona farinosa

Native Range: Latin America

Notes: a large amazon parrot that gets its name from a "mealy" or meal-like tinge due to whitish powdery feathers on its head and neck; similar in overall appearance to South America's Yellow-crowned Amazon but larger in size and lacks yellow on the crown.

"mealy" looking plumage (zoo; 2013-05-06)
posing for a head portrait (zoo; 2013-05-06)