Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Stinking iris

Amazona farinosa compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amazona	Iris
Species	Amazona farinosa	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.