Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Shield Dapperling

Amazona farinosa compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Shield Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Shield Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Amazona	Lepiota
Species	Amazona farinosa	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Shield Dapperling
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.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.