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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo	Cordilleran Parakeet	Araracanga
Nome científico	Psittacara frontatus	Ara macao
Ordem	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Família	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Estado de conservação	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Comprimento	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Envergadura	43,5 cm (17.1 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Peso	189,5 g (6.68 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Dieta	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Tamanho da postura	--	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Cordilleran Parakeet —

Araracanga 85,0 cm

Envergadura

Cordilleran Parakeet 43,5 cm

Araracanga 110,0 cm

Peso

Cordilleran Parakeet 189,5 g

Araracanga 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

🌲 Forest

Cordilleran Parakeet only

Nenhum

Araracanga only

🏖️ Coastal

Araracanga

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Cordilleran Parakeet

Araracanga

Canto

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

Cordilleran Parakeet

Araracanga

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

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Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Cordilleran Parakeet

Least Concern

Araracanga

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cordilleran Parakeet

Araracanga

Plumagem

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

Bico

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

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About These Birds

Cordilleran Parakeet

Araracanga

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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