Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Chestnut-vented Conebill

Ara severus compared with Conirostrum speciosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Chestnut-vented Conebill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Thraupidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Conirostrum
Species	Ara severus	Conirostrum speciosum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut-vented Conebill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Chestnut-vented Conebill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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-vented Conebill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Chestnut-vented Conebill

The Chestnut-vented Conebill (Conirostrum speciosum) is a species in the genus Conirostrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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