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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut	Scarlet Macaw	Toui à queue pourprée
Nom scientifique	Ara macao	Touit purpuratus
Ordre	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Famille	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Statut de conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern
Longueur	85,0 cm (33.5 in)	—
Envergure	110,0 cm (43.3 in)	21,2 cm (8.3 in)
Poids	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)	59,65 g (2.10 oz)
Régime alimentaire	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …	--
Taille de la couvée	1-4	3-5
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Scarlet Macaw 85,0 cm

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Envergure

Scarlet Macaw 110,0 cm

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Poids

Scarlet Macaw 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

🌲 Forest

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🏖️ Coastal

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Aucun(e)

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

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

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

Scarlet Macaw

Least Concern

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

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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