Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan vs Red-and-green Macaw

Andigena hypoglauca compared with Ara chloropterus

Key Differences

  • Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan is Near Threatened while Red-and-green Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Red-and-green 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 Andigena Ara (Macaws)
Species Andigena hypoglauca Ara chloropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Red-and-green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (burung)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

NT — Near Threatened

Red-and-green Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan Red-and-green Macaw
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Red-and-green Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (United Arab Emirates), Europe (Norway, United Kingdom), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Red-and-green Macaw

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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