Amazone aourou vs Amazone à joues vertes

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona viridigenalis

Key Differences

• Amazone aourou is Least Concern while Amazone à joues vertes is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone aourou	Amazone à joues vertes
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 amazonica	Amazona viridigenalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazone aourou and Amazone à joues vertes share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

Conservation Status

Amazone aourou

LC — Least Concern

Amazone à joues vertes

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone aourou	Amazone à joues vertes
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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 à joues vertes

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 🇺🇸 United States