Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Silver Colonel

Amazona farinosa compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Amazona	Odontomyia
Species	Amazona farinosa	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Silver Colonel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Silver Colonel
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.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.