Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant vs Red-and-green Macaw

Muscisaxicola alpinus compared with Ara chloropterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-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	Muscisaxicola	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Muscisaxicola alpinus	Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant	Red-and-green Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant / Paramo Ground-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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