# Orange-winged Amazon (*Amazona amazonica*) The Orange-winged Amazon is a colorful parrot with bright orange and green feathers. They are playful and love to mimic sounds, making them fun companions in the wild! - **Category:** [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/bird) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 2/5 · Low - **Snaps:** 1 - **Habitat:** Forests - **Also known as:** Orange-winged Parrot ![Orange-winged Amazon](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Amazona_amazonica_%281%29.jpg&width=800) Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amazona_amazonica_%281%29.jpg) ## Appearance The Orange-winged Amazon is a medium-sized parrot with vibrant green plumage. It has striking yellow feathers around its eyes and cheeks, blue on its forehead, and a distinctive orange patch on the outer part of its wings. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Aves - **Order:** Psittaciformes - **Family:** Psittacidae - **Genus:** Amazona ## Interesting facts - Orange-winged Amazons help plant new trees by scattering seeds as they eat! - Their powerful tongues help them taste and manipulate seeds inside fruits! - These parrots often preen each other to keep their feathers neat and clean! - They nest in tall tree hollows, making a cozy home deep inside the wood! ## Special abilities - **Nut Cracker Beak:** Orange-winged Amazon has a powerful hooked beak that helps them crack open tough nuts and seeds with ease. - **Forest Navigator:** Orange-winged Amazon can fly quickly and skillfully through dense forest canopies because of their strong wings. - **Fruit Spotter Vision:** Orange-winged Amazon has sharp eyesight that helps them spot ripe fruits hidden among dense foliage from above. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 30-33 cm - **Wingspan:** 35-40 cm - **Weight:** 0.3-0.5 kg - **Lifespan:** 15-25 years - **Speed:** 50 km/h - **Clutch Size:** 2-4 - **Incubation:** 26-28 days ## Diet & Feeding These parrots love to munch on a tasty variety of fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers! - **Primary Foods:** Fruits, Nuts, Seeds, Flowers, Leaf buds - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Eaten by:** [Harpy Eagle](https://www.snappit.app/explore/harpy-eagle) (*Harpia harpyja*) — Large raptors occasionally hunt young parrots or adults. - **Eaten by:** Boa Constrictor (*Boa constrictor*) — Snakes can climb trees to raid nests for eggs and chicks. - **Symbiotic with:** Strangler Fig (*Ficus insipida*) — They eat its fruits and help spread the seeds. ## Traits - [Feathered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/feathered): Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers. - [Social](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/social): Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring. - [Singing](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/singing): Singing animals produce complex vocalizations, often for purposes of attracting mates, defending territory, or communicating within their species. - [Colorful](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/colorful): Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors. - [Herbivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/herbivorous): This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material. - [Forest](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/forest): Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life. - [Longevous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/longevous): This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind. - [Diurnal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/diurnal): Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night. ## Collections - [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/birds) ## Safety **Danger:** 2/5 · Low Always watch birds from a distance and don't try to touch them in the wild. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Orange-winged Amazon? Compare the silhouette, bill shape, tail length, wing bars and markings around the eyes. The same small brown bird at your feeder can look quite different in breeding plumage, winter plumage or its first year. Bird Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Orange-winged Amazon? 30-33 cm ### What is Orange-winged Amazon's wingspan? 35-40 cm ### How much does Orange-winged Amazon weigh? 0.3-0.5 kg ### How long does Orange-winged Amazon live? 15-25 years ### How fast can Orange-winged Amazon move? 50 km/h ### What does Orange-winged Amazon eat? These parrots love to munch on a tasty variety of fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers! ### Where is Orange-winged Amazon usually found? Forests ## Where to spot - [Pinecrest Gardens](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/pinecrest-gardens) — Florida, US · Botanical Garden - [The Kampong](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/the-kampong) — US · Botanical Garden - [Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/alameda-wildlife-conservation-park) — Gibraltar, GI · Zoo [View all places to see Orange-winged Amazon](https://www.snappit.app/guides/where-to-see/orange-winged-amazon) ## More Birds - [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://www.snappit.app/explore/black-crowned-night-heron) (*Nycticorax nycticorax*) - [Anna's Hummingbird](https://www.snappit.app/explore/annas-hummingbird) (*Calypte anna*) - [Great Egret](https://www.snappit.app/explore/great-egret) (*Ardea alba*) - [Blue Jay](https://www.snappit.app/explore/blue-jay) (*Cyanocitta cristata*) --- Source: [Orange-winged Amazon: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/orange-winged-amazon)