Scarlet Macaw vs Yellow-collared Lovebird

Ara macao compared with Agapornis personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Yellow-collared Lovebird
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Aves (पक्षी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order same	Psittaciformes (तोता)	Psittaciformes (तोता)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Agapornis
Species	Ara macao	Agapornis personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and Yellow-collared Lovebird share a common ancestor at the Family level: Psittacidae. (True Parrots)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Yellow-collared Lovebird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Yellow-collared Lovebird
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.

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Kenya), Asia (Israel), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Yellow-collared Lovebird

A small lovebird with distinctive yellow collar and mask surrounding a violet-blue face, native to the dry Acacia savanna of northeastern Tanzania. Like all lovebirds, they form intensely bonded pair relationships reinforced through constant mutual preening. They nest colonially in large tree holes and termite mounds, lining nests with strips of bark. Near Threatened due to trapping for the pet trade and agricultural habitat conversion. Widely hybridized with Fischer's lovebird in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom