Scarlet Macaw vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Ara macao compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (chim)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)	Solanales (Bộ Cà)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Solanaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Physalis
Species	Ara macao	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
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.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

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.