araracanga vs Silver-backed Needletail

Ara macao compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araracanga	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Apodidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Hirundapus
Species	Ara macao	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

araracanga and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

Conservation Status

araracanga

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araracanga	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araracanga

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, forests, and vegetated habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Population trends indicate a declining trajectory in parts of its range.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

araracanga

Uma das aves mais vivamente coloridas das Americas, a arara-vermelha (Ara macao) exibe uma plumagem vermelha, amarela e azul com envergaduras que atingem 1 metro. Encontrada em florestas umidas de terras baixas do Mexico a Bolivia, e altamente inteligente, longeva - ate 75 anos - e forma pares permanentes. Percorre longas distancias ate lambedouros de argila onde consome solo rico em minerais para desintoxicar sementes. Classificada como Pouco Preocupante, mas localmente ameacada pela perda de habitat e pelo comercio de animais de estimacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway