quill-leaf sagittaria vs Scarlet Macaw

Sagittaria teres compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

quill-leaf sagittaria is Extinct while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	quill-leaf sagittaria	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Alismataceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Sagittaria	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Sagittaria teres	Ara macao

Conservation Status

quill-leaf sagittaria

EX — Extinct

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	quill-leaf sagittaria	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

quill-leaf sagittaria

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

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.