Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Yabby

Amazona amazonica compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

• Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Yabby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Yabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Parastacidae
Genus	Amazona	Cherax
Species	Amazona amazonica	Cherax destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Yabby
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).

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway