Amazone mercenaire vs Amazone de Sainte-Lucie

Amazona mercenaria compared with Amazona versicolor

Key Differences

• Amazone mercenaire is Least Concern while Amazone de Sainte-Lucie is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazone mercenaire	Amazone de Sainte-Lucie
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 mercenaria	Amazona versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazone mercenaire and Amazone de Sainte-Lucie share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

Conservation Status

Amazone mercenaire

LC — Least Concern

Amazone de Sainte-Lucie

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazone mercenaire	Amazone de Sainte-Lucie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazone mercenaire

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Amazone de Sainte-Lucie

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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