Brickberry Cotoneaster vs Scarlet Macaw

Cotoneaster nebrodensis compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

Brickberry Cotoneaster is Data Deficient while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brickberry Cotoneaster	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Aves (นก)
Order	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Cotoneaster nebrodensis	Ara macao

Conservation Status

Brickberry Cotoneaster

DD — Data Deficient

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brickberry Cotoneaster	Scarlet Macaw
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brickberry Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden.

Scarlet Macaw

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.

Brickberry Cotoneaster

The Brickberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster nebrodensis) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Scarlet Macaw

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.