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

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona arausiaca

Key Differences

  • Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked 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 arausiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Red-necked Parrot / Red-necked 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-necked Parrot / Red-necked 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.

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-necked Parrot / Red-necked Amazon

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Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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