Guêpier de Leschenault vs Ara rouge

Merops leschenaulti compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guêpier de Leschenault	Ara rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Meropidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Merops	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Merops leschenaulti	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Guêpier de Leschenault and Ara rouge share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (oiseau)

Conservation Status

Guêpier de Leschenault

LC — Least Concern

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guêpier de Leschenault	Ara rouge
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guêpier de Leschenault

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ara rouge

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.

Guêpier de Leschenault

The Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti) is a species in the genus Merops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Ara rouge

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway