{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Side-by-side Comparison Table ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Yellow-faced Parrot	Scarlet Macaw
Nom scientifique	Alipiopsitta xanthops	Ara macao
Ordre	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Famille	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Statut de conservation	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Longueur	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Envergure	38,6 cm (15.2 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Poids	336,0 g (11.85 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Régime alimentaire	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Taille de la couvée	1-5	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Visual Size Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Size Comparison

Body Length

Yellow-faced Parrot —

Scarlet Macaw 85,0 cm

Envergure

Yellow-faced Parrot 38,6 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110,0 cm

Poids

Yellow-faced Parrot 336,0 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000,0 g

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Habitat Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Aucun(e)

Yellow-faced Parrot only

Aucun(e)

Scarlet Macaw only

🌲 Forest 🏖️ Coastal

Scarlet Macaw

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

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Song & Call Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-faced Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

Chant

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.

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Geographic Range & Migration ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Geographic Range & Migration

Yellow-faced Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

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

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Conservation Status Comparison ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Statut de conservation

Near Threatened

Yellow-faced Parrot

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Identification Tips — How to Tell Them Apart ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-faced Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

Plumage

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

Bec

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

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ About Each Bird (Descriptions) ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

About These Birds

Yellow-faced Parrot

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.

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Related Comparisons ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

Related Comparisons

Scarlet Macaw vs Amazone à front bleu

same-family

{# ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ More Birds in Family ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ #}

More Birds to Explore

More from Psittacidae

Amazona Auropalliata Amazona auropalliata Amazone à couronne lilas Amazona finschi Amazone à épaulettes jaunes Amazona barbadensis Amazone à front blanc Amazona albifrons All Psittacidae birds →

Explore the Nature FYI Family

🧬 SpeciesFYI

Species & Taxonomy

🦕 DinoFYI

6,000+ Dinosaurs

🐟 FishFYI

Fish & Marine Life

🌿 PlantFYI

379,000+ Plants