Ara rouge vs Cassique à bec jaune

Ara macao compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ara rouge	Cassique à bec jaune
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (passereaux)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Icteridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Amblycercus
Species	Ara macao	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ara rouge and Cassique à bec jaune share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (oiseau)

Conservation Status

Ara rouge

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Cassique à bec jaune

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ara rouge	Cassique à bec jaune
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.

Cassique à bec jaune

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Cassique à bec jaune

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela