Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Plain Gold

Amazona farinosa compared with Micropterix calthella

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Plain Gold is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Plain Gold
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Micropterigidae
Genus	Amazona	Micropterix
Species	Amazona farinosa	Micropterix calthella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Plain Gold
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 Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.