Amazone à lores rouges vs Amazone à tête jaune

Amazona autumnalis compared with Amazona oratrix

Key Differences

• Amazone à lores rouges is Least Concern while Amazone à tête jaune is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone à lores rouges	Amazone à tête jaune
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 oratrix

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Amazone à lores rouges

LC — Least Concern

Amazone à tête jaune

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone à lores rouges	Amazone à tête jaune
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 à tête jaune

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, 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

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