Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Plum Rust

Amazona farinosa compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Amazona	Tranzschelia
Species	Amazona farinosa	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Plum Rust
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.

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.