Kulaklı folya vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Mobula mobular compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Kulaklı folya is Endangered while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kulaklı folya	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (kuş)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)
Family	Myliobatidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Mobula	Amazona
Species	Mobula mobular	Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Kulaklı folya and Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Kulaklı folya

EN — Endangered

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kulaklı folya	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kulaklı folya

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

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.