Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Gray-breasted Flycatcher

Ara ararauna compared with Lathrotriccus griseipectus

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Gray-breasted Flycatcher is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Gray-breasted Flycatcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Lathrotriccus
Species	Ara ararauna	Lathrotriccus griseipectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Gray-breasted Flycatcher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Gray-breasted Flycatcher

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Gray-breasted Flycatcher
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).

Gray-breasted Flycatcher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway