Festive amazon vs Imperial amazon
The imperial amazon is heavier: 529.5 g against 430 g for the festive amazon, about 23% more.
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What is the difference between a festive amazon and a imperial amazon?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The imperial amazon is heavier: 529.5 g against 430 g for the festive amazon, about 23% more.
- Both belong to the genus Amazona, so they are close relatives.
- The festive amazon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the imperial amazon is Critically Endangered.
Side by side
| Festive amazon | Imperial amazon | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Amazona festiva | Amazona imperialis |
| Family | Psittacidae | Psittacidae |
| Order | Psittaciformes | Psittaciformes |
| Weight | 430 g | 529.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 24.5 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Critically Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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