Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Tiny Hawk

Amazona amazonica compared with Accipiter superciliosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Tiny Hawk
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Aves (Birds) Aves (Birds)
Order Psittaciformes (Parrots) Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus Amazona Accipiter
Species Amazona amazonica Accipiter superciliosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Tiny Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and 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.

Tiny Hawk

Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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