Red-shouldered Macaw vs White-winged Parakeet

Red-shouldered Macaw

Diopsittaca nobilis

Medium151 gForest

The red-shouldered macaw, at 30 cm (12 in) long and 165 g (5.8 oz), is the smallest of all the macaws. Like all macaws, it has a long narrow tail and a large head. It has bright green feathers on the body, with dark or slate blue feathers on the head just above the beak. The wings and tail have feathers that are bright green above and olive-green below. The leading edges of the wings, especially on the underside, are red. (These red feathers appear at puberty.) Their eyes are orange, and the skin around the eyes is white without feathers, just as in the larger macaws.

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White-winged Parakeet

Brotogeris versicolurus

Medium72 gForest

The white-winged parakeet typically is 22 cm in length, and is mostly green in color. It has a trailing yellow edge on its folded wings. Its most distinguished characteristic is the white wing patches most noticed when the bird is in flight. It is closely related to the yellow-chevroned parakeet, and the two have often been considered conspecific.

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