Amazone à joues bleues vs Amazone mercenaire

Amazona brasiliensis compared with Amazona mercenaria

Key Differences

• Amazone à joues bleues is Near Threatened while Amazone mercenaire is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone à joues bleues	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 brasiliensis	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazone à joues bleues and Amazone mercenaire share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

Conservation Status

Amazone à joues bleues

NT — Near Threatened

Amazone mercenaire

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone à joues bleues	Amazone mercenaire
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazone à joues bleues

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Amazone mercenaire

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway