Scharlachara vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Ara macao compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

Scharlachara is Least Concern while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scharlachara	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Vögel)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papageien)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Tectariaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Tectaria
Species	Ara macao	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Scharlachara

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scharlachara	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.