Blue-and-yellow Macaw vs Mérida Brocket

Ara ararauna compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Mazama
Species	Ara ararauna	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-and-yellow Macaw and Mérida Brocket share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-and-yellow Macaw	Mérida Brocket
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).

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela