Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona autumnalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored 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 amazonica Amazona autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon and Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amazona.

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon
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).

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Red-lored Parrot / Red-lored Amazon

A medium-sized amazon parrot of lowland tropical forests from eastern Mexico and Central America to northwest Ecuador and Venezuela, red-lored amazons have a distinctive red forehead patch, yellow cheeks, and predominantly green plumage with blue on the crown. They live in pairs that maintain lifelong bonds and join larger flocks at communal roost sites. One of the more common amazon species in aviculture globally, they are valued for their speech, intelligence, and affectionate temperament.

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