Black-winged Pratincole vs Scarlet Macaw

Glareola nordmanni compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Black-winged Pratincole is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-winged Pratincole	Scarlet 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	Glareolidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Glareola	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Glareola nordmanni	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-winged Pratincole and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-winged Pratincole

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-winged Pratincole	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-winged Pratincole

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and 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.

Black-winged Pratincole

The Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is a species in the genus Glareola. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway