araracanga vs Tropical Pine

Ara macao compared with Pinus tropicalis

Key Differences

araracanga is Least Concern while Tropical Pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araracanga	Tropical Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (ave)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Ara macao	Pinus tropicalis

Conservation Status

araracanga

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Tropical Pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araracanga	Tropical Pine
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.

Tropical Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

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.