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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Rotohrara	hellroter Ara
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Ara rubrogenys	Ara macao
Ordnung	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Familie	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
Länge	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Flügelspannweite	59,9 cm (23.6 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Gewicht	550,0 g (19.40 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Ernährung	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Gelegegröße	1-3	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Rotohrara —

hellroter Ara 85,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Rotohrara 59,9 cm

hellroter Ara 110,0 cm

Gewicht

Rotohrara 550,0 g

hellroter Ara 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

🌲 Forest

Rotohrara only

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hellroter Ara only

🏖️ Coastal

hellroter Ara

Humid tropical lowland rainforests, gallery forests, and forest edges. Requires large mature trees with cavities for nesting.

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Song & Call Comparison

Rotohrara

hellroter Ara

Gesang

Very loud, raucous squawking screams 'araak-araak'. Also gives chattering contact calls in pairs. Capable of mimicking human speech in captivity. Highly vocal throughout the day.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Rotohrara

hellroter Ara

Southern Mexico through Central America to Amazonian South America, including Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Rotohrara

Least Concern

hellroter Ara

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How to Tell Them Apart

Rotohrara

hellroter Ara

Gefieder

Brilliant scarlet red body with bright yellow wing coverts and blue flight feathers and tail. Large white bare facial patch around the eye.

Schnabel

Large, strongly curved bill — pale horn upper mandible, dark lower mandible

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About These Birds

Rotohrara

hellroter Ara

The scarlet macaw is one of the most iconic tropical birds with its dazzling tricolor plumage. These highly intelligent parrots form lifelong pair bonds and can live over 75 years in captivity. They play an important ecological role as seed dispersers in Neotropical rainforests.

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