Barred eagle ray vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Aetomylaeus asperrimus compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

• Barred eagle ray is Data Deficient while Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred eagle ray	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Aves (Birds)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Myliobatidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Aetomylaeus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Aetomylaeus asperrimus	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred eagle ray and Chestnut-fronted Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Barred eagle ray

DD — Data Deficient

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred eagle ray	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred eagle ray

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).

Barred eagle ray

The Barred eagle ray (Aetomylaeus asperrimus) is a species in the genus Aetomylaeus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment.

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.