Scarlet Macaw vs Violet-winged Mining Bee

Ara macao compared with Andrena agilissima

Key Differences

• Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Violet-winged Mining Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Violet-winged Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Aves (पक्षी)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Psittaciformes (तोता)	Hymenoptera (कलापक्ष)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Andrenidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Andrena
Species	Ara macao	Andrena agilissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and Violet-winged Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Violet-winged Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Violet-winged Mining Bee
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.

Violet-winged Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium