Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Prickly Juniper

Amazona amazonica compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (นก)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Amazona	Juniperus
Species	Amazona amazonica	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Prickly Juniper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Barbados, Saint Lucia, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of South American tropical and secondary forests, orange-winged amazons have predominantly green plumage with distinctive orange wing patches visible in flight, blue and yellow on the head. Found from Colombia and Trinidad east to Venezuela, the Guianas, and south through Brazil and Bolivia. One of the most common and widespread amazons, living in large, noisy flocks and roosting communally. They are widely kept as pets throughout Latin America and internationally.