Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Tree Cyanea

Amazona amazonica compared with Cyanea arborea

Key Differences

• Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Tree Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Tree Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Amazona	Cyanea
Species	Amazona amazonica	Cyanea arborea

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Tree Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Tree Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Tree Cyanea

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.