Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Ara severus compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Lobariaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Sticta
Species	Ara severus	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Dey's Moon Lichen
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).

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.