Gillet's cherry-orange vs Red-and-green Macaw

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	Red-and-green Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Rutaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Citropsis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Ara chloropterus

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 (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.