Scarlet Macaw vs Small Whiteface

Ara macao compared with Leucorrhinia dubia

Key Differences

• Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Small Whiteface is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Small Whiteface
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Psittaciformes (तोता)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Libellulidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Leucorrhinia
Species	Ara macao	Leucorrhinia dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and Small Whiteface share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Small Whiteface
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarlet Macaw

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.

Small Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Scarlet Macaw

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.

Small Whiteface

Small Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway