Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon vs Yellow-wattled Lapwing

Amazona ochrocephala compared with Vanellus malabaricus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon	Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Charadriidae
Genus	Amazona	Vanellus
Species	Amazona ochrocephala	Vanellus malabaricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon and Yellow-wattled Lapwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

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Conservation Status

Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yellow-crowned Parrot / Yellow-crowned Amazon	Yellow-wattled Lapwing
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-wattled Lapwing

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.