Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Frosted Cup Lichen

Ara severus compared with Cladonia ecmocyna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Frosted Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Cladonia
Species	Ara severus	Cladonia ecmocyna

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Frosted Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Frosted Cup 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).

Frosted Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.