Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Caquetá Titi

Ara ararauna compared with Plecturocebus caquetensis

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Caquetá Titi is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Caquetá Titi
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (burung)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Psittaciformes (Bayan)	Primates (Primata)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Plecturocebus
Species	Ara ararauna	Plecturocebus caquetensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Caquetá Titi share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Caquetá Titi

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Caquetá Titi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic 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).

Caquetá Titi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Caquetá Titi

The Caquetá Titi (Plecturocebus caquetensis) is a species in the genus Plecturocebus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia