Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs

Amazona amazonica compared with Staphylococcus caprae

Key Differences

  • Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class Aves (Birds) Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order Psittaciformes (Parrots) Staphylococcales
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Staphylococcaceae
Genus Amazona Staphylococcus
Species Amazona amazonica Staphylococcus caprae

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Staphylococcus caprae is a coagulase-negative gram-positive coccus in the family Staphylococcaceae, originally isolated from goats (Capra hircus). It is part of the commensal microbiota of goats and has occasionally been isolated from human clinical samples. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

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