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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut	Yellow-headed Amazon	Makaw Skarlet
Nama Ilmiah	Amazona oratrix	Ara macao
Ordo	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Famili	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Status Konservasi	Endangered	Least Concern
Panjang	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Rentang Sayap	44,5 cm (17.5 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Berat	517,0 g (18.24 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Diet	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Ukuran Sarang	2-3	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Yellow-headed Amazon —

Makaw Skarlet 85,0 cm

Rentang Sayap

Yellow-headed Amazon 44,5 cm

Makaw Skarlet 110,0 cm

Berat

Yellow-headed Amazon 517,0 g

Makaw Skarlet 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

🌲 Forest

Yellow-headed Amazon only

None

Makaw Skarlet only

🏖️ Coastal

Makaw Skarlet

Humid tropical lowland rainforests, gallery forests, and forest edges. Requires large mature trees with cavities for nesting.

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Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-headed Amazon

Makaw Skarlet

Kicauan

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

Yellow-headed Amazon

Makaw Skarlet

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

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Status Konservasi

Endangered

Yellow-headed Amazon

Least Concern

Makaw Skarlet

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-headed Amazon

Makaw Skarlet

Bulu

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

Paruh

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

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About These Birds

Yellow-headed Amazon

Makaw Skarlet

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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