Chestnut-crowned Becard vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Pachyramphus castaneus compared with Ara severus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-crowned Becard	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Cotingidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Pachyramphus	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Pachyramphus castaneus	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-crowned Becard

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-crowned Becard	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-crowned Becard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and 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).

Chestnut-crowned Becard

The Chestnut-crowned Becard (Pachyramphus castaneus) is a species in the genus Pachyramphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela