Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs saltree

Amazona amazonica compared with Shorea robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon saltree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Psittaciformes (Parrots) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Dipterocarpaceae
Genus Amazona Shorea
Species Amazona amazonica Shorea robusta

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

saltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

saltree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

saltree

No description available.

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