Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon vs Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala compared with Amazona barbadensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned 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 ochrocephala	Amazona barbadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon	Yellow-shouldered Parrot / Yellow-shouldered Amazon
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-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.

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.