Red-and-green Macaw vs Rough-faced shag

Ara chloropterus compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Leucocarbo
Species	Ara chloropterus	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-and-green Macaw and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Rough-faced shag
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.