Scarlet Macaw vs Species code: Ps

Ara macao compared with Phyllospadix scouleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Scarlet Macaw Species code: Ps
Kingdom Animalia (حيوانات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum Chordata (حبليات) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class Aves (طيور) Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order Psittaciformes (ببغاء) Alismatales (مزماريات)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Zosteraceae
Genus Ara (Macaws) Phyllospadix
Species Ara macao Phyllospadix scouleri

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Species code: Ps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Scarlet Macaw Species code: Ps
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 50 years
Average Length 85 cm
Average Weight 1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Species code: Ps

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Scarlet Macaw

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Species code: Ps

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