Cebu Flowerpecker vs Scarlet Macaw

Dicaeum quadricolor compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Cebu Flowerpecker is Critically Endangered while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cebu Flowerpecker	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Dicaeidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Dicaeum	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Dicaeum quadricolor	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Cebu Flowerpecker and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Cebu Flowerpecker

CR — Critically Endangered

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cebu Flowerpecker	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cebu Flowerpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cebu Flowerpecker

The Cebu Flowerpecker (Dicaeum quadricolor) is a species in the genus Dicaeum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Scarlet Macaw

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway