El Oro Parakeet vs Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Pyrrhura orcesi compared with Pyrrhura melanura

Key Differences

• El Oro Parakeet is Endangered while Maroon-tailed Parakeet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	El Oro Parakeet	Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Psittaciformes (앵무새)	Psittaciformes (앵무새)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Pyrrhura	Pyrrhura
Species	Pyrrhura orcesi	Pyrrhura melanura

Evolutionary Relationship

El Oro Parakeet and Maroon-tailed Parakeet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrrhura.

Conservation Status

El Oro Parakeet

EN — Endangered

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	El Oro Parakeet	Maroon-tailed Parakeet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

El Oro Parakeet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Maroon-tailed Parakeet

밤색꼬리잉꼬(Pyrrhura melanura)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류된다. 분포 범위 전체에 걸쳐 널리 서식하며 개체군이 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway