Scarlet Macaw vs White-tailed hawk

Ara macao compared with Buteo albicaudatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	White-tailed hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)	Accipitriformes (bộ Ưng)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Buteo
Species	Ara macao	Buteo albicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarlet Macaw and White-tailed hawk share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (chim)

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

White-tailed hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	White-tailed hawk
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.

White-tailed hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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:

🇨🇴 Colombia