Gray-tailed Piha vs Red-and-green Macaw

Snowornis subalaris compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

• Gray-tailed Piha is Near Threatened while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-tailed Piha	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	Cotingidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Snowornis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Snowornis subalaris	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-tailed Piha

NT — Near Threatened

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-tailed Piha	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-tailed Piha

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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