Bending Wayfaring Tree vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Viburnum lantana compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

Bending Wayfaring Tree is Near Threatened while Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bending Wayfaring Tree	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Viburnaceae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Viburnum	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Viburnum lantana	Ara severus

Conservation Status

Bending Wayfaring Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bending Wayfaring Tree	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bending Wayfaring Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Bending Wayfaring Tree

The Bending Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) is a species in the genus Viburnum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. 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.