Devil'S Urn vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Urnula craterium compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Urnula	Amazona
Species	Urnula craterium	Amazona farinosa

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.

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.