Common Pheasant vs Red-and-green Macaw

Phasianus colchicus compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pheasant	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Phasianidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Phasianus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

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 Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

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 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇬🇧 United Kingdom