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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	Cordilleran Parakeet	Scarlet Macaw
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Psittacara frontatus	Ara macao
อันดับ	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Near Threatened	Least Concern
ความยาว	—	85.0 cm (33.5 in)
กว้างปีก	43.5 cm (17.1 in)	110.0 cm (43.3 in)
น้ำหนัก	189.5 g (6.68 oz)	1000.0 g (35.27 oz)
อาหาร	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
จำนวนไข่	--	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Cordilleran Parakeet —

Scarlet Macaw 85.0 cm

กว้างปีก

Cordilleran Parakeet 43.5 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110.0 cm

น้ำหนัก

Cordilleran Parakeet 189.5 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

ถิ่นที่อยู่อาศัยร่วมกัน

🌲 Forest

Cordilleran Parakeet only

ไม่มี

Scarlet Macaw only

🏖️ Coastal

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

Cordilleran Parakeet

Scarlet Macaw

เสียงร้อง

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

Scarlet Macaw

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

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Cordilleran Parakeet

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

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How to Tell Them Apart

Cordilleran Parakeet

Scarlet Macaw

ขนนก

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

ปาก

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

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About These Birds

Cordilleran 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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