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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Aratinga ñanday	Scarlet Macaw
Nombre científico	Aratinga nenday	Ara macao
Orden	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Familia	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Estado de conservación	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longitud	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Envergadura	36,4 cm (14.3 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Peso	128,66666666666666 g (4.54 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Dieta	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Tamaño de la puesta	3-4	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Aratinga ñanday —

Scarlet Macaw 85,0 cm

Envergadura

Aratinga ñanday 36,4 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110,0 cm

Peso

Aratinga ñanday 128,66666666666666 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Aratinga ñanday only

🌿 Wetland

Scarlet Macaw only

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Scarlet Macaw

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Aratinga ñanday

Scarlet Macaw

Canto

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

Aratinga ñanday

Scarlet Macaw

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

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Aratinga ñanday

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

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How to Tell Them Apart

Aratinga ñanday

Scarlet Macaw

Plumaje

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

Pico

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

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About These Birds

Aratinga ñanday

Scarlet Macaw

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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