Сине-жёлтый ара vs Stinking iris

Ara ararauna compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Сине-жёлтый ара is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Сине-жёлтый ара	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Mantodea (богомоловые)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Iris
Species	Ara ararauna	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Сине-жёлтый ара and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Сине-жёлтый ара

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Сине-жёлтый ара	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Сине-жёлтый ара

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).

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Сине-жёлтый ара

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States