Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Pouch Cup

Amazona farinosa compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Amazona	Peziza
Species	Amazona farinosa	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Pouch Cup
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.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.