Gelbbrustara vs Schmutziger Filz-Saftling

Ara ararauna compared with Hygrocybe calciphila

Key Differences

Gelbbrustara is Least Concern while Schmutziger Filz-Saftling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gelbbrustara	Schmutziger Filz-Saftling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papageien)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Hygrocybe
Species	Ara ararauna	Hygrocybe calciphila

Conservation Status

Gelbbrustara

LC — Least Concern

Schmutziger Filz-Saftling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gelbbrustara	Schmutziger Filz-Saftling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Schmutziger Filz-Saftling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.