Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Ningaloo Maskray

Ara severus compared with Neotrygon ningalooensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Ningaloo Maskray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Ningaloo Maskray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Neotrygon
Species	Ara severus	Neotrygon ningalooensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Ningaloo Maskray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Ningaloo Maskray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Ningaloo Maskray
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).

Ningaloo Maskray

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.