Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon vs Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon

Amazona autumnalis compared with Amazona arausiaca

Key Differences

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon is Least Concern while Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon	Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked 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 autumnalis	Amazona arausiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon and Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon	Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked 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.

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of lowland tropical forests from eastern Mexico and Central America to northwest Ecuador and Venezuela, red-lored amazons have a distinctive red forehead patch, yellow cheeks, and predominantly green plumage with blue on the crown. They live in pairs that maintain lifelong bonds and join larger flocks at communal roost sites. One of the more common amazon species in aviculture globally, they are valued for their speech, intelligence, and affectionate temperament.