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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Northern Red-shouldered Macaw	Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Scientific Name	Diopsittaca nobilis	Amazona aestiva
Order	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Family	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Near Threatened
Length	—	36.0 cm (14.2 in)
Wingspan	34.2 cm (13.5 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)
Weight	150.16666666666666 g (5.30 oz)	400.0 g (14.11 oz)
Diet	--	Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
Clutch Size	2-4	1-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw —

Turquoise-fronted Amazon 36.0 cm

Wingspan

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw 34.2 cm

Turquoise-fronted Amazon 55.0 cm

Weight

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw 150.16666666666666 g

Turquoise-fronted Amazon 400.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw only

None

Turquoise-fronted Amazon only

🌲 Forest

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

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Song & Call Comparison

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Song

Loud, raucous squawking and screaming calls. Capable of impressive vocal mimicry including human speech. Contact call is a rolling 'arr-arr'. Highly vocal in social groups.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw

Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Plumage

Green body with a turquoise-blue forehead, yellow face, and red and blue wing patches. Red at the bend of the wing visible in flight.

Bill

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible

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About These Birds

Northern Red-shouldered Macaw

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

The turquoise-fronted amazon is one of the most popular pet parrots in the world, prized for its ability to mimic human speech and its engaging personality. In the wild, these sociable parrots roost communally in large flocks and fly in pairs to feeding sites at dawn. Habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade threaten wild populations.

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