Abyssinian Wheatear vs Scarlet Macaw

Oenanthe lugubris compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Abyssinian Wheatear is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abyssinian Wheatear	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Muscicapidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Oenanthe	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Oenanthe lugubris	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Abyssinian Wheatear and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Abyssinian Wheatear

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abyssinian Wheatear	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abyssinian Wheatear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Abyssinian Wheatear

The Abyssinian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugubris) is a species in the genus Oenanthe. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Norway, inhabiting various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway