Чёрная птица-носорог vs Красный ара

Anthracoceros malayanus compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Чёрная птица-носорог is Vulnerable while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Чёрная птица-носорог	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Bucerotiformes (Птицы-носороги)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Bucerotidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Anthracoceros	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Anthracoceros malayanus	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Чёрная птица-носорог and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (птицы)

Conservation Status

Чёрная птица-носорог

VU — Vulnerable

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Чёрная птица-носорог	Красный ара
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Чёрная птица-носорог

Habitat

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

Range

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

Красный ара

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.

Чёрная птица-носорог

The Black Hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus) is a species in the genus Anthracoceros. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Красный ара

One of the most brilliantly colored birds in the Americas, scarlet macaws display vivid red, yellow, and blue plumage with wingspans reaching 1 meter. Found in humid lowland forests from Mexico to Bolivia, they are highly intelligent, long-lived — up to 75 years — and form lifelong pair bonds. They travel long distances to clay licks where they consume mineral-rich soil to detoxify seeds. Listed as Least Concern but locally threatened by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway