Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Veatch's dodder

Amazona amazonica compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amazona	Cuscuta
Species	Amazona amazonica	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Veatch's dodder
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).

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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

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.