Ashy Drongo vs Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

Dicrurus leucophaeus compared with Amazona ochrocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Drongo	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Dicruridae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Dicrurus	Amazona
Species	Dicrurus leucophaeus	Amazona ochrocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Drongo and Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

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Conservation Status

Ashy Drongo

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Drongo	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Ashy Drongo

Ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Dicrurus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

A large, robust amazon parrot found across a broad range from Mexico and Panama through the Amazon basin to Bolivia and Paraguay, yellow-crowned amazons are predominantly green with a variable yellow crown. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna and are adaptable enough to thrive in agricultural areas. Multiple subspecies are recognized with differing degrees of yellow on the head. Highly regarded as pet and aviary birds for their speech ability and social temperament.