Elegant Tern vs Red-and-green Macaw

Thalasseus elegans compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Elegant Tern is Near Threatened while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Tern	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Laridae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Thalasseus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Thalasseus elegans	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Tern	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway