Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon

Amazona farinosa compared with Amazona versicolor

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona farinosa	Amazona versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

ดู: Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon
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.

St. Lucia Parrot / St. Lucia Amazon

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.

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.