Arctic Blue vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Agriades aquilo compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Psittaciformes (तोता)
Family	Lycaenidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Agriades	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Agriades aquilo	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Blue-and-yellow Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Arctic Blue

The Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) is a species in the genus Agriades. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway