Scarlet Macaw vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Ara macao compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (นก)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Myrtales (อันดับชมพู่)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Eugenia
Species	Ara macao	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Small-leaved Myrtle
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.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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.