Caïque chauve vs Amazone à front bleu
Pyrilia aurantiocephala comparé à Amazona aestiva
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribut | Caïque chauve | Amazone à front bleu |
|---|---|---|
| Nom scientifique | Pyrilia aurantiocephala | Amazona aestiva |
| Ordre | Psittaciformes | Psittaciformes |
| Famille | Psittacidae | Psittacidae |
| Statut de conservation | Near Threatened | Near Threatened |
| Longueur | — | 36,0 cm (14.2 in) |
| Envergure | 30,7 cm (12.1 in) | 55,0 cm (21.7 in) |
| Poids | 151,5 g (5.34 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 | -- | 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
Caïque chauve
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
Caïque chauve
Amazone à front bleu
Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Statut de conservation
Caïque chauve
Amazone à front bleu
How to Tell Them Apart
Caïque chauve
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
Caïque chauve
The Bald Parrot is a Near Threatened parrot found in the lowland forests of the Amazon basin in Brazil, weighing about 151.5g with a wingspan of 30.7cm. It is notable for having a bare, featherless orange head in adults, which is unique among parrots. It inhabits terra firme and várzea forest, feeding on fruit and seeds in the canopy.
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.