Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Centric diatom

Ara ararauna compared with Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Stephanodiscaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Cyclotella
Species	Ara ararauna	Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Centric diatom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Cyclotella pseudostelligera) is a species in the genus Cyclotella. Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States