Devil's Bit vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Acanthaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Ruellia	Amazona
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Amazona farinosa

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.

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.