Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Fernandina's Flicker

Ara severus compared with Colaptes fernandinae

Key Differences

Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Fernandina's Flicker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Fernandina's Flicker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Picidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Colaptes
Species	Ara severus	Colaptes fernandinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Fernandina's Flicker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

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Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Fernandina's Flicker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Fernandina's Flicker
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).

Fernandina's Flicker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.