Amazone aourou vs Amazone à épaulettes jaunes

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona barbadensis

Key Differences

• Amazone aourou is Least Concern while Amazone à épaulettes jaunes is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone aourou	Amazone à épaulettes jaunes
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 barbadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazone aourou and Amazone à épaulettes jaunes share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

Conservation Status

Amazone aourou

LC — Least Concern

Amazone à épaulettes jaunes

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone aourou	Amazone à épaulettes jaunes
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 épaulettes jaunes

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

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