Оливковая щурка vs Красный ара

Merops superciliosus compared with Ara macao

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Оливковая щурка	Красный ара
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Coraciiformes (ракшеобразные)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Meropidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Merops	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Merops superciliosus	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

Оливковая щурка and Красный ара share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (птицы)

Conservation Status

Оливковая щурка

LC — Least Concern

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Оливковая щурка	Красный ара
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Оливковая щурка

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

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