緋紅麥鷍 vs Shellplant

Ara macao compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

緋紅麥鷍 is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	緋紅麥鷍	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Psittaciformes (鹦形目)	Zingiberales (姜目)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Alpinia
Species	Ara macao	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

緋紅麥鷍

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	緋紅麥鷍	Shellplant
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	1.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

緋紅麥鷍

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.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

緋紅麥鷍

绯红金刚鹦鹉(Ara macao)是美洲色彩最为绚丽的鸟类之一，拥有鲜艳的红、黄、蓝羽毛，翼展可达1米。分布于墨西哥至玻利维亚的湿润低地森林，智力高超，寿命可达75年，并终生保持配对关系。它们会长途跋涉前往富含矿物质的土壤地点，通过摄入土壤来中和种子中的毒素。被列为无危，但因栖息地丧失和宠物贸易而在局部地区受到威胁。