Atitlan Grebe vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Podilymbus gigas compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Atitlan Grebe is Extinct while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atitlan Grebe	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Podicipedidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Podilymbus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Podilymbus gigas	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Atitlan Grebe and Blue-and-yellow Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Atitlan Grebe

EX — Extinct

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atitlan Grebe	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atitlan Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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).

Atitlan Grebe

The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a species in the genus Podilymbus. It is currently classified as Extinct 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway