Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant

Amazona farinosa compared with Muscisaxicola alpinus

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Amazona	Muscisaxicola
Species	Amazona farinosa	Muscisaxicola alpinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant
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.

Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.