Красный ара vs Zigzag Darner

Ara macao compared with Aeshna sitchensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Красный ара	Zigzag Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Psittaciformes (попугаеобразные)	Odonata (Стрекозы)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Aeshna
Species	Ara macao	Aeshna sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Красный ара and Zigzag Darner share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Красный ара

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Zigzag Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Красный ара	Zigzag Darner
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.

Zigzag Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.