Adlerholz vs Gelbbrustara

Aquilaria malaccensis compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

Adlerholz is Critically Endangered while Gelbbrustara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adlerholz	Gelbbrustara
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Malvales (Malvenartige)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Thymelaeaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Aquilaria	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Aquilaria malaccensis	Ara ararauna

Conservation Status

Adlerholz

CR — Critically Endangered

Gelbbrustara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adlerholz	Gelbbrustara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adlerholz

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gelbbrustara

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Adlerholz

The Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is a species in the genus Aquilaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Gelbbrustara

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.