Flightless Cormorant vs Red-and-green Macaw

Phalacrocorax harrisi compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Flightless Cormorant is Vulnerable while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flightless Cormorant	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Phalacrocorax harrisi	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flightless Cormorant

VU — Vulnerable

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flightless Cormorant	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flightless Cormorant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway