Red-and-green Macaw vs Waved Pincertail

Ara chloropterus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-and-green Macaw	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Gomphidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Onychogomphus
Species	Ara chloropterus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-and-green Macaw and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-and-green Macaw	Waved Pincertail
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 Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.