Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Greenback stingaree

Ara ararauna compared with Urolophus viridis

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Greenback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Greenback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Urolophidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Urolophus
Species	Ara ararauna	Urolophus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Greenback stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Greenback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Greenback stingaree
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).

Greenback stingaree

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.