Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon vs Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Amazona farinosa compared with Anisognathus igniventris

Key Differences

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened while Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Thraupidae
Genus	Amazona	Anisognathus
Species	Amazona farinosa	Anisognathus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon and Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (kuş)

Göster Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon	Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus igniventris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.