blunt tellin vs Scarlet Macaw

Arcopagia crassa compared with Ara macao

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Scarlet Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Mollusca (động vật thân mềm)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Bivalvia (Thân mềm hai mảnh vỏ)	Aves (chim)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)
Family	Tellinidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Arcopagia	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Ara macao

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Scarlet Macaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway