Balkan Ash vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Fraxinus pallisiae compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

• Balkan Ash is Data Deficient while Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Ash	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Oleaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Fraxinus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Fraxinus pallisiae	Ara severus

Conservation Status

Balkan Ash

DD — Data Deficient

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Ash	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Ash

Habitat

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

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Balkan Ash

The Balkan Ash (Fraxinus pallisiae) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

A medium-sized macaw of Central and South American tropical forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil, chestnut-fronted macaws have predominantly green plumage with a chestnut forehead, red shoulder patches, and blue flight feathers. The smallest of the true macaws, they inhabit forest edges, savannas, and secondary woodland and often raid crops, making them locally unpopular with farmers. They are popular aviary birds, but wild populations face pressure from trapping and deforestation.