Scarlet Macaw vs sun shell

Ara macao compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Turbinidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Astraea
Species	Ara macao	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and sun shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	sun shell
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

Scarlet Macaw

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.