baen vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Avicennia officinalis compared with Ara ararauna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank baen Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom Plantae (tumbuhan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Aves (burung)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Psittaciformes (Bayan)
Family Acanthaceae Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus Avicennia Ara (Macaws)
Species Avicennia officinalis Ara ararauna

Conservation Status

baen

LC — Least Concern

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute baen Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

baen

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

baen

The Baen (Avicennia officinalis) is a species in the genus Avicennia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

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