The Mealy Amazon - Amazona farinosa - is named (both English and scientific names)
because the pale blue wash on its plumage, particularly the back, looks as if it's dusted with flour.
Size comparison: Mealy Amazon with Orange-winged.
One of the largest Amazons, it is native to lowland tropical forests of Central America and northern South America.
The nominal subspecies of Mealy Amazon (shown), Amazona farinosa farinosa, is native to
north-eastern South America from Colombia to eastern Brazil. The species is classified as "near threatened" due to deforestation in the Amazon Basin
and hunting for trade.
The Blue-crowned Amazon, also called Mealy or Guatemalan from Central America (Mexico to Honduras) is a subspecies of the Mealy Amazon.
Amazona farinosa guatemalae