Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant vs Red-and-green Macaw

Hemitriccus furcatus compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant is Vulnerable while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant	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	Tyrannidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Hemitriccus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Hemitriccus furcatus	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

VU — Vulnerable

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway