Andronaki's Pink vs Scharlachara

Dianthus andronakii compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Andronaki's Pink is Data Deficient while Scharlachara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andronaki's Pink	Scharlachara
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Dianthus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Dianthus andronakii	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Andronaki's Pink

DD — Data Deficient

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andronaki's Pink	Scharlachara
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andronaki's Pink

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Scharlachara

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.

Andronaki's Pink

The Andronaki's Pink (Dianthus andronakii) is a species in the genus Dianthus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Scharlachara

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.