alfalfa leaf-cutter bee vs Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

Megachile rotundata compared with Amazona amazonica

Key Differences

• alfalfa leaf-cutter bee is Not Evaluated while Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Megachilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Megachile	Amazona
Species	Megachile rotundata	Amazona amazonica

Evolutionary Relationship

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee and Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alfalfa leaf-cutter bee	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Barbados, Saint Lucia, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

The Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee (Megachile rotundata) is a species in the genus Megachile. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of South American tropical and secondary forests, orange-winged amazons have predominantly green plumage with distinctive orange wing patches visible in flight, blue and yellow on the head. Found from Colombia and Trinidad east to Venezuela, the Guianas, and south through Brazil and Bolivia. One of the most common and widespread amazons, living in large, noisy flocks and roosting communally. They are widely kept as pets throughout Latin America and internationally.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States