Красный ара vs Серебристый стриж

Ara macao compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Серебристый стриж
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Apodiformes (стрижеобразные)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Apodidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Hirundapus
Species	Ara macao	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Серебристый стриж

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Серебристый стриж

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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