Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Pouch Cup

Amazona amazonica compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Amazona	Peziza
Species	Amazona amazonica	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Pouch Cup
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).

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.