Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Variable Crisp-moss

Amazona farinosa compared with Trichostomum brachydontium

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Variable Crisp-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Variable Crisp-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pottiaceae
Genus	Amazona	Trichostomum
Species	Amazona farinosa	Trichostomum brachydontium

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Crisp-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Variable Crisp-moss
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.

Variable Crisp-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.