Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Savile's Bustard

Amazona farinosa compared with Lophotis savilei

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Savile's Bustard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Savile's Bustard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Otidiformes (Otidiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Otididae
Genus	Amazona	Lophotis
Species	Amazona farinosa	Lophotis savilei

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Savile's Bustard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Savile's Bustard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Savile's Bustard
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.

Savile's Bustard

Habitat

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

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.