Beach Thick-knee vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Esacus magnirostris compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Beach Thick-knee is Near Threatened while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Thick-knee	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Burhinidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Esacus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Esacus magnirostris	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Thick-knee and Blue-and-yellow Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Beach Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Thick-knee	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Thick-knee

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Beach Thick-knee

The Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) is a species in the genus Esacus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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