Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Prickly Juniper

Amazona farinosa compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Prickly Juniper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Amazona	Juniperus
Species	Amazona farinosa	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Prickly Juniper
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.

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

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.