Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Veatch's dodder

Amazona farinosa compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amazona	Cuscuta
Species	Amazona farinosa	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.