periquito-de-bochecha-parda vs Papagaio-verdadeiro

Eupsittula pertinax comparado com Amazona aestiva

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo periquito-de-bochecha-parda Papagaio-verdadeiro
Nome científico Eupsittula pertinax Amazona aestiva
Ordem Psittaciformes Psittaciformes
Família Psittacidae Psittacidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento 36,0 cm (14.2 in)
Envergadura 27,3 cm (10.7 in) 55,0 cm (21.7 in)
Peso 89,0 g (3.14 oz) 400,0 g (14.11 oz)
Dieta -- Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids …
Tamanho da postura 2-7 1-5
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
periquito-de-bochecha-parda
Papagaio-verdadeiro 36,0 cm
Envergadura
periquito-de-bochecha-parda 27,3 cm
Papagaio-verdadeiro 55,0 cm
Peso
periquito-de-bochecha-parda 89,0 g
Papagaio-verdadeiro 400,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

periquito-de-bochecha-parda only

Papagaio-verdadeiro only

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.

Song & Call Comparison

periquito-de-bochecha-parda

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Canto

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

periquito-de-bochecha-parda

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

periquito-de-bochecha-parda

Near Threatened

Papagaio-verdadeiro

How to Tell Them Apart

periquito-de-bochecha-parda

Papagaio-verdadeiro

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible

About These Birds

Papagaio-verdadeiro

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.

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