Scarlet Macaw vs Wrinkled Webcap

Ara macao compared with Cortinarius livido-ochraceus

Key Differences

Scarlet Macaw is Least Concern while Wrinkled Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarlet Macaw	Wrinkled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (chim)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Psittaciformes (Bộ Vẹt)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Cortinarius
Species	Ara macao	Cortinarius livido-ochraceus

Conservation Status

Scarlet Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Wrinkled Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarlet Macaw	Wrinkled Webcap
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.

Wrinkled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.