Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Rough-faced shag

Ara ararauna compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Leucocarbo
Species	Ara ararauna	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Rough-faced shag
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).

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.