Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon vs Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon

Amazona dufresniana compared with Amazona viridigenalis

Key Differences

Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon is Near Threatened while Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon	Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon
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	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona dufresniana	Amazona viridigenalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon and Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon	Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

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

Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

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

Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon

The Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) is a species in the genus Amazona. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.