Austral Parakeet vs Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Enicognathus ferrugineus so với Amazona aestiva
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Thuộc Tính | Austral Parakeet | Turquoise-fronted Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Tên Khoa Học | Enicognathus ferrugineus | Amazona aestiva |
| Bộ | Psittaciformes | Psittaciformes |
| Họ | Psittacidae | Psittacidae |
| Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Chiều Dài | — | 36,0 cm (14.2 in) |
| Chiều Dài Sải Cánh | 36,7 cm (14.4 in) | 55,0 cm (21.7 in) |
| Khối Lượng | 161,0 g (5.68 oz) | 400,0 g (14.11 oz) |
| Chế Độ Ăn | -- | Seeds, nuts, fruits, berries, and flowers. Feeds in tree canopy in noisy flocks. Occasionally raids … |
| Số Trứng | 4-8 | 1-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Tropical and subtropical forests, woodland, savanna, and palm groves in South America.
Song & Call Comparison
Austral Parakeet
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
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
Austral Parakeet
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
Interior of South America including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn
Austral Parakeet
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
How to Tell Them Apart
Austral Parakeet
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
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.
Strong, hooked, dark grey upper mandible with a paler lower mandible
About These Birds
Austral Parakeet
The Austral Parakeet is a slender, long-tailed parrot found in Andean and Patagonian forests of Chile and Argentina. Weighing about 161g with a wingspan of 36.7cm, it has green plumage with a distinctive dark red patch on the belly. It feeds on seeds, berries, and shoots, often forming noisy flocks in beech and araucaria forests.
Turquoise-fronted Amazon
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.