Common Cardinal vs Red-and-green Macaw

Cardinalis cardinalis compared with Ara chloropterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Cardinal	Red-and-green 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	Cardinalidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cardinalis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cardinalis cardinalis	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Cardinal and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Common Cardinal

LC — Least Concern

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Cardinal	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Cardinal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Common Cardinal

Common Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom