Pitilla vs Красный ара

Yucca endlichiana compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• Pitilla is Endangered while Красный ара is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pitilla	Красный ара
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Asparagales (Спаржецветные)	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)
Family	Asparagaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Yucca	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Yucca endlichiana	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pitilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.