Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Amazona farinosa compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Mealy Shadow Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Physciaceae
Genus	Amazona	Phaeophyscia
Species	Amazona farinosa	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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 Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.