Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Oakleaf Cyanea

Ara ararauna compared with Cyanea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Oakleaf Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Oakleaf Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Cyanea
Species	Ara ararauna	Cyanea quercifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Oakleaf Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Oakleaf Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Oakleaf Cyanea
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).

Oakleaf Cyanea

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.