Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs rough bindweed

Amazona amazonica compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Smilacaceae
Genus	Amazona	Smilax
Species	Amazona amazonica	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	rough bindweed
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).

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.