Red-and-green Macaw vs Streamside Swordfern

Ara chloropterus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Nephrolepis
Species	Ara chloropterus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Streamside Swordfern
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).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia