Amazone à lores rouges vs Amazone mercenaire

Amazona autumnalis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amazone à lores rouges Amazone mercenaire
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 autumnalis Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Amazone à lores rouges

LC — Least Concern

Amazone mercenaire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amazone à lores rouges Amazone mercenaire
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic 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 mercenaire

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, 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.

Amazone mercenaire

A large, predominantly green amazon parrot with distinctive dark-scaled nape feathers and a patch of red on the wing, scaly-naped amazons inhabit humid montane forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations of 600–3,000 meters. Relatively little known compared to other amazons, they are found in pairs or small flocks feeding on seeds, fruit, and flowers in cloud forest. Listed as Least Concern.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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