Alpine Widow vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Dingana alticola compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Alpine Widow is Least Concern while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Widow	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Dingana	Amazona
Species	Dingana alticola	Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Widow and Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine Widow

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Widow	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Alpine Widow

The Alpine Widow (Dingana alticola) is a species in the genus Dingana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

One of the largest amazon parrots, mealy amazons have subtle powder-green plumage with bluish-grey head and a distinctive dusty or powdery sheen to the feathers that gives them their name. Found in lowland tropical forest from southern Mexico through Central America and across most of South America to Bolivia and Brazil. They inhabit humid forest and forest edges, traveling in pairs or small flocks. Listed as Least Concern globally though locally impacted by habitat loss and the pet trade.