Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Ruddy Turnstone

Amazona amazonica compared with Arenaria interpres

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Ruddy Turnstone
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Aves (Birds) Aves (Birds)
Order Psittaciformes (Parrots) Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Scolopacidae
Genus Amazona Arenaria
Species Amazona amazonica Arenaria interpres

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Ruddy Turnstone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Ruddy Turnstone
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).

Ruddy Turnstone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia