Red-and-green Macaw vs Waved Albatross

Ara chloropterus compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Diomedeidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Phoebastria
Species	Ara chloropterus	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-and-green Macaw and Waved Albatross share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Waved Albatross
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).

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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