Blue-winged Teal vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Spatula discors compared with Ara severus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Teal	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Anatidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Spatula	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Spatula discors	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Teal and Chestnut-fronted Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Teal

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Teal	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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).

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela