Black-mandibled Toucan vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Ramphastos ambiguus compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Black-mandibled Toucan is Vulnerable while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-mandibled Toucan	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (burung)	Aves (burung)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Psittaciformes (Bayan)
Family	Ramphastidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Ramphastos	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Ramphastos ambiguus	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-mandibled Toucan and Blue-and-yellow Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (burung)

Conservation Status

Black-mandibled Toucan

VU — Vulnerable

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-mandibled Toucan	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-mandibled Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Black-mandibled Toucan

Black-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela