Красный ара vs Standley juniper

Ara macao compared with Juniperus standleyi

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Standley juniper is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Standley juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Pinales (сосновые)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Juniperus
Species	Ara macao	Juniperus standleyi

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Standley juniper

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Standley juniper
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.

Standley juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.