Perico de Orcés (de El Oro) vs Cotorra de Santarém

Pyrrhura orcesi compared with Pyrrhura amazonum

Key Differences

• Perico de Orcés (de El Oro) is Endangered while Cotorra de Santarém is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)	Cotorra de Santarém
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Pyrrhura	Pyrrhura
Species	Pyrrhura orcesi	Pyrrhura amazonum

Evolutionary Relationship

Perico de Orcés (de El Oro) and Cotorra de Santarém share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrrhura.

Conservation Status

Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)

EN — Endangered

Cotorra de Santarém

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)	Cotorra de Santarém
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perico de Orcés (de El Oro)

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cotorra de Santarém

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway