Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Tablas Drongo

Amazona amazonica compared with Dicrurus menagei

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Tablas Drongo is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Tablas Drongo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Dicruridae
Genus	Amazona	Dicrurus
Species	Amazona amazonica	Dicrurus menagei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Tablas Drongo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Tablas Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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.