Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Midge

Amazona farinosa compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Amazona	Dasineura
Species	Amazona farinosa	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.