Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona collaria

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona amazonica	Amazona collaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon
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).

Yellow-billed Parrot / Yellow-billed Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. 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.