Красный ара vs Winged false buttonweed

Ara macao compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

Красный ара is Least Concern while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Gentianales (горечавкоцветные)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Spermacoce
Species	Ara macao	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Winged false buttonweed
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.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.