Ara rouge vs hortensia de Virginie

Ara macao compared with Hydrangea arborescens

Key Differences

• Ara rouge is Least Concern while hortensia de Virginie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ara rouge	hortensia de Virginie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Hydrangea
Species	Ara macao	Hydrangea arborescens

Conservation Status

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

hortensia de Virginie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

hortensia de Virginie

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway