Date Waxcap vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Hygrocybe spadicea compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Date Waxcap is Endangered while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date Waxcap	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Amazona
Species	Hygrocybe spadicea	Amazona farinosa

Conservation Status

Date Waxcap

EN — Endangered

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date Waxcap	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway