Guacamaya roja vs small-flowered draba

Ara macao compared with Draba micropetala

Key Differences

Guacamaya roja is Least Concern while small-flowered draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guacamaya roja	small-flowered draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Draba
Species	Ara macao	Draba micropetala

Conservation Status

Guacamaya roja

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

small-flowered draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guacamaya roja	small-flowered draba
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guacamaya roja

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.

small-flowered draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Guacamaya roja

Una de las aves mas vistosamente coloreadas de las Americas, la guacamaya roja (Ara macao) exhibe un brillante plumaje rojo, amarillo y azul con una envergadura de hasta 1 metro. Habita en bosques humedos de tierras bajas desde Mexico hasta Bolivia; es muy inteligente, longeva -hasta 75 anos- y forma parejas de por vida. Viaja largas distancias hasta saladeros donde consume suelo rico en minerales para desintoxicar semillas. Clasificada como Preocupacion Menor, aunque localmente amenazada por la perdida de habitat y el comercio de mascotas.