Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Western Striolated-Puffbird

Amazona farinosa compared with Nystalus obamai

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Western Striolated-Puffbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Western Striolated-Puffbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Bucconidae
Genus	Amazona	Nystalus
Species	Amazona farinosa	Nystalus obamai

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Western Striolated-Puffbird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Western Striolated-Puffbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Western Striolated-Puffbird
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.

Western Striolated-Puffbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

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.