Amazone de Dufresne vs Amazone aourou

Amazona dufresniana compared with Amazona amazonica

Key Differences

• Amazone de Dufresne is Near Threatened while Amazone aourou is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone de Dufresne	Amazone aourou
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona dufresniana	Amazona amazonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazone de Dufresne and Amazone aourou share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

Conservation Status

Amazone de Dufresne

NT — Near Threatened

Amazone aourou

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone de Dufresne	Amazone aourou
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazone de Dufresne

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.

Amazone aourou

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Barbados, Saint Lucia, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Amazone de Dufresne

The Blue-cheeked Parrot / Blue-cheeked Amazon (Amazona dufresniana) is a species in the genus Amazona. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Amazone aourou

A medium-sized amazon parrot of South American tropical and secondary forests, orange-winged amazons have predominantly green plumage with distinctive orange wing patches visible in flight, blue and yellow on the head. Found from Colombia and Trinidad east to Venezuela, the Guianas, and south through Brazil and Bolivia. One of the most common and widespread amazons, living in large, noisy flocks and roosting communally. They are widely kept as pets throughout Latin America and internationally.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela