Tepui Parrotlet vs Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Nannopsittaca panychlora compared with Amazona aestiva

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Tepui Parrotlet Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Scientific Name Nannopsittaca panychlora Amazona aestiva
Order Psittaciformes Psittaciformes
Family Psittacidae Psittacidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
Wingspan 18.4 cm (7.2 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
Weight 44.25 g (1.56 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 -- 1-5
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Tepui Parrotlet
Turquoise-fronted Amazon 36.0 cm
Wingspan
Tepui Parrotlet 18.4 cm
Turquoise-fronted Amazon 55.0 cm
Weight
Tepui Parrotlet 44.25 g
Turquoise-fronted Amazon 400.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Tepui Parrotlet only

None

Turquoise-fronted Amazon only

None

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Tepui Parrotlet

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

Tepui Parrotlet

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

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

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Tepui Parrotlet

Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tepui Parrotlet

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

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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