Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon vs Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon

Amazona autumnalis compared with Amazona barbadensis

Key Differences

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon is Least Concern while Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored 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 autumnalis	Amazona barbadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon	Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered 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.

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.

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.