Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs White-tailed Cotinga

Amazona amazonica compared with Xipholena lamellipennis

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while White-tailed Cotinga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	White-tailed Cotinga
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)	Cotingidae
Genus	Amazona	Xipholena
Species	Amazona amazonica	Xipholena lamellipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

White-tailed Cotinga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	White-tailed Cotinga
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).

White-tailed Cotinga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.