Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Java stingaree

Ara ararauna compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Java 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 javanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Java 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).

Java 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.