Ara bleu vs marronnier jaune

Ara ararauna compared with Aesculus flava

Key Differences

• Ara bleu is Least Concern while marronnier jaune is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ara bleu	marronnier jaune
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Aesculus
Species	Ara ararauna	Aesculus flava

Conservation Status

Ara bleu

LC — Least Concern

marronnier jaune

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ara bleu	marronnier jaune
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ara bleu

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).

marronnier jaune

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Ara bleu

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway