Broad-Glumed Brome vs Scarlet Macaw

Bromus latiglumis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Broad-Glumed Brome is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Glumed Brome	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Bromus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Bromus latiglumis	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Broad-Glumed Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Glumed Brome	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Glumed Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Scarlet Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Broad-Glumed Brome

The Broad-Glumed Brome (Bromus latiglumis) is a species in the genus Bromus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.