Rotin vs Ara rouge

Oncocalamus wrightianus compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Rotin is Endangered while Ara rouge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rotin	Ara rouge
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Arecaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Oncocalamus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Oncocalamus wrightianus	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Rotin

EN — Endangered

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rotin

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.