Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Great Green Macaw

Ara ararauna compared with Ara ambiguus

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Great Green Macaw is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Great Green Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Psittaciformes (앵무새)	Psittaciformes (앵무새)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus same	Ara (Macaws)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Ara ararauna	Ara ambiguus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Great Green Macaw share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ara. (Macaws)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Great Green Macaw

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Great Green Macaw
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).

Great Green Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

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

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

청황금강앵무(Ara ararauna)는 가장 화려하고 널리 사육되는 마코앵무 종 중 하나로, 선명한 코발트 블루 위쪽과 생생한 노란 아랫면, 녹색 이마가 대비됩니다. 동파나마에서 베네수엘라, 브라질, 볼리비아, 페루, 에콰도르에 걸쳐 숲, 삼림, 사바나에 서식합니다. 높은 지능을 지니며 쌍 또는 소집단을 이루어 야자 열매, 씨앗, 과일을 먹습니다. 400년 이상 새장 새로 인기를 유지하며 사육 환경에서 80년 이상 생존합니다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom