Canada beach-head iris vs Scarlet Macaw

Iris hookeri compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Canada beach-head iris is Not Evaluated while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada beach-head iris	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Iris	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Iris hookeri	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Canada beach-head iris and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Canada beach-head iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada beach-head iris	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada beach-head iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.

Canada beach-head iris

The Canada beach-head iris (Iris hookeri) is a species in the genus Iris. Distributed across Canada and France.

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.