Black-winged Parrot vs Rusty-faced Parrot

Hapalopsittaca melanotis compared with Hapalopsittaca amazonina

Key Differences

• Black-winged Parrot is Least Concern while Rusty-faced Parrot is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Parrot	Rusty-faced Parrot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Hapalopsittaca	Hapalopsittaca
Species	Hapalopsittaca melanotis	Hapalopsittaca amazonina

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Parrot and Rusty-faced Parrot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hapalopsittaca.

Conservation Status

Black-winged Parrot

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-faced Parrot

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Parrot	Rusty-faced Parrot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Parrot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Rusty-faced Parrot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-winged Parrot

The Black-winged Parrot (Hapalopsittaca melanotis) is a species in the genus Hapalopsittaca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Norway.

Rusty-faced Parrot

A medium-sized parrot of the high-altitude cloud forests and Andean slopes of Colombia and Venezuela, rusty-faced parrots have green plumage with a distinctive orange-rufous face and forehead. They inhabit humid mountain forests between 1,500–3,000 meters and are little studied due to their remote, steep habitat. Listed as Vulnerable due to ongoing deforestation of Andean cloud forests. They move seasonally with food availability across forested ridges.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway