Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Thin-leaf Pine

Amazona farinosa compared with Pinus maximinoi

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Thin-leaf Pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Thin-leaf Pine
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)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Amazona	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Amazona farinosa	Pinus maximinoi

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Thin-leaf Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Thin-leaf Pine
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.

Thin-leaf Pine

Habitat

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

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.