Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Reticulate round ray

Amazona amazonica compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

• Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Amazona	Urotrygon
Species	Amazona amazonica	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Reticulate round 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).

Reticulate round 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.