Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Hurleur du Maranhao

Ara ararauna compared with Alouatta ululata

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Hurleur du Maranhao is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Hurleur du Maranhao
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Psittaciformes (ببغاء)	Primates (رئيسيات)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Atelidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Alouatta
Species	Ara ararauna	Alouatta ululata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Hurleur du Maranhao share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Hurleur du Maranhao

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Hurleur du Maranhao
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Hurleur du Maranhao

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.