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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik	Brown Parrot	Scarlet Macaw
Bilimsel Ad	Poicephalus meyeri	Ara macao
Takım	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Familya	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Koruma Durumu	Least Concern	Least Concern
Uzunluk	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Kanat Açıklığı	29,4 cm (11.6 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Ağırlık	120,66666666666667 g (4.26 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Beslenme	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü	2-4	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Brown Parrot —

Scarlet Macaw 85,0 cm

Kanat Açıklığı

Brown Parrot 29,4 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110,0 cm

Ağırlık

Brown Parrot 120,66666666666667 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

🌲 Forest

Brown Parrot only

Hiçbiri

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

Brown Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

Şarkı

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 Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

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

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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Brown Parrot

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

Tuy

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

Gaga

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

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About These Birds

Brown Parrot

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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