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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Conure tête-de-feu	Scarlet Macaw
Nom scientifique	Pyrrhura rhodocephala	Ara macao
Ordre	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Famille	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Envergure	26,2 cm (10.3 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Poids	68,7 g (2.42 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	--	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Conure tête-de-feu —

Scarlet Macaw 85,0 cm

Envergure

Conure tête-de-feu 26,2 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110,0 cm

Poids

Conure tête-de-feu 68,7 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

Conure tête-de-feu only

Aucun(e)

Scarlet Macaw only

🏖️ 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

Conure tête-de-feu

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Conure tête-de-feu

Scarlet Macaw

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

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Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Conure tête-de-feu

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

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How to Tell Them Apart

Conure tête-de-feu

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

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About These Birds

Conure tête-de-feu

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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