Nectandra Doré vs Ara rouge

Nectandra aurea compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Nectandra Doré is Vulnerable while Ara rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nectandra Doré	Ara rouge
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Lauraceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Nectandra	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Nectandra aurea	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Nectandra Doré

VU — Vulnerable

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nectandra Doré	Ara rouge
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nectandra Doré

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

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:

🇻🇪 Venezuela