El Oro Parakeet vs Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura orcesi compared with Pyrrhura melanura

Key Differences

• El Oro Parakeet is Endangered while Maroon-tailed Parakeet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	El Oro Parakeet	Maroon-tailed Parakeet
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	Pyrrhura	Pyrrhura
Species	Pyrrhura orcesi	Pyrrhura melanura

Evolutionary Relationship

El Oro Parakeet and Maroon-tailed Parakeet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrrhura.

Conservation Status

El Oro Parakeet

EN — Endangered

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	El Oro Parakeet	Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

El Oro Parakeet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Maroon-tailed Parakeet (Pyrrhura melanura) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway