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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Pileated Parrot	Scarlet Macaw
Tên Khoa Học	Pionopsitta pileata	Ara macao
Bộ	Psittaciformes	Psittaciformes
Họ	Psittacidae	Psittacidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Least Concern	Least Concern
Chiều Dài	—	85,0 cm (33.5 in)
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	28,0 cm (11.0 in)	110,0 cm (43.3 in)
Khối Lượng	115,0 g (4.06 oz)	1000,0 g (35.27 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	--	Fruits, nuts, seeds, and flowers from rainforest canopy trees. Visits clay licks to detoxify compounds …
Số Trứng	2-4	1-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Pileated Parrot —

Scarlet Macaw 85,0 cm

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Pileated Parrot 28,0 cm

Scarlet Macaw 110,0 cm

Khối Lượng

Pileated Parrot 115,0 g

Scarlet Macaw 1000,0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

🌲 Forest

Pileated Parrot only

Không

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

Pileated Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

Tiếng Hót

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

Pileated Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

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

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Pileated Parrot

Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

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How to Tell Them Apart

Pileated Parrot

Scarlet Macaw

Bộ Lông

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

Mỏ

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

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About These Birds

Pileated 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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