Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Amazona ochrocephala compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Amazona	Sargus
Species	Amazona ochrocephala	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon	Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

A large, robust amazon parrot found across a broad range from Mexico and Panama through the Amazon basin to Bolivia and Paraguay, yellow-crowned amazons are predominantly green with a variable yellow crown. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna and are adaptable enough to thrive in agricultural areas. Multiple subspecies are recognized with differing degrees of yellow on the head. Highly regarded as pet and aviary birds for their speech ability and social temperament.