Red-and-green Macaw vs Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Ara chloropterus compared with Merops hirundineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Meropidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Merops
Species	Ara chloropterus	Merops hirundineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-and-green Macaw and Swallow-tailed Bee-eater share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
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).

Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway