Scarlet Macaw vs Silverleaf cotoneaster

Ara macao compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Silverleaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Silverleaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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.