Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon vs Dwarf Water Clover

Amazona aestiva compared with Marsilea minuta

Key Differences

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon is Near Threatened while Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Marsileaceae
Genus	Amazona	Marsilea
Species	Amazona aestiva	Marsilea minuta

Conservation Status

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon	Dwarf Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Blue-fronted Parrot / Turquoise-fronted Amazon

One of the most popular pet parrots in the world after the budgerigar and African grey, blue-fronted amazons are recognized by their bright yellow face with blue forehead and red-orange shoulder patches. Native to central South America in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, they inhabit forest, woodland, and palm groves. Highly intelligent with strong mimicry and speech abilities, they have been kept as pets since the 1700s. Wild populations face pressure from trapping.