Bishop's Oo vs Scarlet Macaw

Moho bishopi compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Bishop's Oo is Extinct while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Oo	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	Mohoidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Moho	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Moho bishopi	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Oo and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Bishop's Oo

EX — Extinct

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Oo	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Oo

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.

Bishop's Oo

The Bishop's Oo (Moho bishopi) is a species in the genus Moho. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.