Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Ottoe Skipper

Amazona farinosa compared with Hesperia ottoe

Key Differences

• Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Ottoe Skipper is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Ottoe Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Amazona	Hesperia
Species	Amazona farinosa	Hesperia ottoe

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Ottoe Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Ottoe Skipper

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Ottoe Skipper
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.

Ottoe Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.