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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Kaktussittich	hellroter Ara
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Eupsittula cactorum	Ara macao
Ordnung	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Familie	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Flügelspannweite	27,2 cm (10.7 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Gewicht	120,0 g (4.23 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Ernährung	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Gelegegröße	3-6	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Kaktussittich —

hellroter Ara 85,0 cm

Flügelspannweite

Kaktussittich 27,2 cm

hellroter Ara 110,0 cm

Gewicht

Kaktussittich 120,0 g

hellroter Ara 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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🌲 Forest 🏖️ 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

Kaktussittich

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

Kaktussittich

hellroter Ara

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kaktussittich

Least Concern

hellroter Ara

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How to Tell Them Apart

Kaktussittich

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

Kaktussittich

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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