Amazone à joues vertes vs Amazone à lores rouges

Amazona viridigenalis compared with Amazona autumnalis

Key Differences

• Amazone à joues vertes is Endangered while Amazone à lores rouges is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone à joues vertes	Amazone à lores rouges
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 viridigenalis	Amazona autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Amazone à joues vertes

EN — Endangered

Amazone à lores rouges

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone à joues vertes	Amazone à lores rouges
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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 à lores rouges

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Amazone à lores rouges

A medium-sized amazon parrot of lowland tropical forests from eastern Mexico and Central America to northwest Ecuador and Venezuela, red-lored amazons have a distinctive red forehead patch, yellow cheeks, and predominantly green plumage with blue on the crown. They live in pairs that maintain lifelong bonds and join larger flocks at communal roost sites. One of the more common amazon species in aviculture globally, they are valued for their speech, intelligence, and affectionate temperament.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States