Scarlet Macaw vs St. Bees Seed-eater

Ara macao compared with Harpalus honestus

Key Differences

• Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while St. Bees Seed-eater is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	St. Bees Seed-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Aves (นก)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Psittaciformes (อันดับนกแก้ว)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Carabidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Harpalus
Species	Ara macao	Harpalus honestus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and St. Bees Seed-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

St. Bees Seed-eater

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	St. Bees Seed-eater
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.

St. Bees Seed-eater

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium