Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon vs Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon

Amazona autumnalis compared with Amazona oratrix

Key Differences

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon is Least Concern while Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon	Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona autumnalis	Amazona oratrix

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon and Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

استعراض Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon	Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of lowland tropical forests from eastern Mexico and Central America to northwest Ecuador and Venezuela, red-lored amazons have a distinctive red forehead patch, yellow cheeks, and predominantly green plumage with blue on the crown. They live in pairs that maintain lifelong bonds and join larger flocks at communal roost sites. One of the more common amazon species in aviculture globally, they are valued for their speech, intelligence, and affectionate temperament.