Gelbbrustara vs Bastard-Luzerne

Ara ararauna compared with Medicago varia

Key Differences

• Gelbbrustara is Least Concern while Bastard-Luzerne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gelbbrustara	Bastard-Luzerne
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papageien)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Medicago
Species	Ara ararauna	Medicago varia

Conservation Status

Gelbbrustara

LC — Least Concern

Bastard-Luzerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gelbbrustara	Bastard-Luzerne
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).

Bastard-Luzerne

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (19 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom