Chatham shag vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Leucocarbo onslowi compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

Chatham shag is Critically Endangered while Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chatham shag	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Leucocarbo	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Leucocarbo onslowi	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chatham shag and Chestnut-fronted Macaw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Chatham shag

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chatham shag	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chatham shag

Habitat

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

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).

Chatham shag

The Chatham shag (Leucocarbo onslowi) is a species in the genus Leucocarbo. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.