Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Ray

Amazona amazonica compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Amazona	Atlantoraja
Species	Amazona amazonica	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Ray
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).

Ray

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.