African Openbill vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Anastomus lamelligerus compared with Ara ararauna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Openbill	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Ciconiiformes (لقلقيات)	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)
Family	Ciconiidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anastomus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Anastomus lamelligerus	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

African Openbill and Blue-and-yellow Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (طيور)

Conservation Status

African Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Openbill	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, and Norway.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

African Openbill

The African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway