Apalis à gorge marron vs Ara rouge

Apalis porphyrolaema compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apalis à gorge marron	Ara rouge
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Passeriformes (passereaux)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Cisticolidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Apalis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Apalis porphyrolaema	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Apalis à gorge marron and Ara rouge share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (oiseau)

Conservation Status

Apalis à gorge marron

LC — Least Concern

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apalis à gorge marron	Ara rouge
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apalis à gorge marron

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.

Apalis à gorge marron

The Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) is a species in the genus Apalis. 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