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

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona barbadensis

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered 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 barbadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered 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-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon
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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-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela. 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.