Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon vs Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona oratrix

Key Differences

  • Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed 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 oratrix

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed 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).

Yellow-headed Parrot / Yellow-headed Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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