Cactus Parakeet vs Amazone à front bleu
Eupsittula cactorum comparé à Amazona aestiva
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Cactus Parakeet | Amazone à front bleu |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Eupsittula cactorum | Amazona aestiva |
| Ordre | Psittaciformes | Psittaciformes |
| Famille | Psittacidae | Psittacidae |
| Statut de conservation | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Longueur | — | 36,0 cm (14.2 in) |
| Envergure | 27,2 cm (10.7 in) | 55,0 cm (21.7 in) |
| Poids | 120,0 g (4.23 oz) | 400,0 g (14.11 oz) |
| Régime alimentaire | -- | Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids … |
| Taille de la couvée | 3-6 | 1-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Amazone à front bleu
Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.
Song & Call Comparison
Cactus Parakeet
Amazone à front bleu
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Cactus Parakeet
Amazone à front bleu
Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Statut de conservation
Cactus Parakeet
Amazone à front bleu
How to Tell Them Apart
Cactus Parakeet
Amazone à front bleu
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.
Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible
About These Birds
Amazone à front bleu
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.