Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Scaled Fruiteater

Amazona farinosa compared with Ampelioides tschudii

Key Differences

  • Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Scaled Fruiteater is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon Scaled Fruiteater
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Aves (burung) Aves (burung)
Order Psittaciformes (Bayan) Passeriformes (burung pengicau)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Cotingidae
Genus Amazona Ampelioides
Species Amazona farinosa Ampelioides tschudii

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Scaled Fruiteater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (burung)

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Scaled Fruiteater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon Scaled Fruiteater
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Scaled Fruiteater

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

One of the largest amazon parrots, mealy amazons have subtle powder-green plumage with bluish-grey head and a distinctive dusty or powdery sheen to the feathers that gives them their name. Found in lowland tropical forest from southern Mexico through Central America and across most of South America to Bolivia and Brazil. They inhabit humid forest and forest edges, traveling in pairs or small flocks. Listed as Least Concern globally though locally impacted by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Scaled Fruiteater

Scaled Fruiteater (Ampelioides tschudii) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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