Gray-throated Sunbird vs Scarlet Macaw

Anthreptes griseigularis compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-throated Sunbird	Scarlet 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	Nectariniidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anthreptes	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Anthreptes griseigularis	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-throated Sunbird and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Gray-throated Sunbird

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-throated Sunbird	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-throated Sunbird

Habitat

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

Scarlet Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Scarlet Macaw

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.