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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Brown-throated Parakeet	Scarlet Macaw
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Eupsittula pertinax	Ara macao
गण	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
कुल	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	85.0 cm (33.5 in)
पंखों का फैलाव	27.3 cm (10.7 in)	110.0 cm (43.3 in)
वजन	89.0 g (3.14 oz)	1000.0 g (35.27 oz)
आहार	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
अंडों की संख्या	2-7	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Brown-throated Parakeet —

Scarlet Macaw 85.0 cm

पंखों का फैलाव

Brown-throated Parakeet 27.3 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110.0 cm

वजन

Brown-throated Parakeet 89.0 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🏖️ Coastal

Brown-throated Parakeet only

कोई नहीं

Scarlet Macaw only

🌲 Forest

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

Brown-throated Parakeet

Scarlet Macaw

गीत

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

Brown-throated Parakeet

Scarlet Macaw

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

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Brown-throated Parakeet

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown-throated Parakeet

Scarlet Macaw

पंख

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

चोंच

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

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About These Birds

Brown-throated Parakeet

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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