Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Pied Monarch

Amazona amazonica compared with Arses kaupi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Pied Monarch
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Monarchidae
Genus	Amazona	Arses
Species	Amazona amazonica	Arses kaupi

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Pied Monarch share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Pied Monarch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Pied Monarch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Barbados, Saint Lucia, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Pied Monarch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of South American tropical and secondary forests, orange-winged amazons have predominantly green plumage with distinctive orange wing patches visible in flight, blue and yellow on the head. Found from Colombia and Trinidad east to Venezuela, the Guianas, and south through Brazil and Bolivia. One of the most common and widespread amazons, living in large, noisy flocks and roosting communally. They are widely kept as pets throughout Latin America and internationally.