Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Trailing indigo

Amazona amazonica compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Fabaceae
Genus	Amazona	Indigofera
Species	Amazona amazonica	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.

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.