Gelbbrustara vs Thyme Pug

Ara ararauna compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• Gelbbrustara is Least Concern while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gelbbrustara	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papageien)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Geometridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Eupithecia
Species	Ara ararauna	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Gelbbrustara and Thyme Pug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Gelbbrustara

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gelbbrustara	Thyme Pug
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).

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium