Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Brown Inca

Ara ararauna compared with Coeligena wilsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Brown Inca
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Trochilidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Coeligena
Species	Ara ararauna	Coeligena wilsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Brown Inca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (kuş)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Brown Inca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Brown Inca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Brown Inca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Brown Inca

The Brown Inca (Coeligena wilsoni) is a species in the genus Coeligena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway