Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Plain-breasted Piculet

Amazona amazonica compared with Picumnus castelnau

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Plain-breasted Piculet
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)	Picidae
Genus	Amazona	Picumnus
Species	Amazona amazonica	Picumnus castelnau

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Plain-breasted Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Plain-breasted Piculet
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).

Plain-breasted Piculet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.