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

Amazona amazonica compared with Amazona viridigenalis

Key Differences

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon is Least Concern while Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Amazona	Amazona
Species	Amazona amazonica	Amazona viridigenalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Göster Genus: Amazona

Conservation Status

Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-winged Parrot / Orange-winged Amazon	Red-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned 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-crowned Parrot / Red-crowned Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.