Красный ара vs Настоящая котинга Риджвея

Ara macao compared with Cotinga ridgwayi

Key Differences

• Красный ара is Least Concern while Настоящая котинга Риджвея is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Настоящая котинга Риджвея
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cotingidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Cotinga
Species	Ara macao	Cotinga ridgwayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Красный ара and Настоящая котинга Риджвея share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (птицы)

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Настоящая котинга Риджвея

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Настоящая котинга Риджвея
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.

Настоящая котинга Риджвея

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across 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