Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Orange-breasted Falcon

Ara severus compared with Falco deiroleucus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Orange-breasted Falcon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Orange-breasted Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Falconidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Falco
Species	Ara severus	Falco deiroleucus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Orange-breasted Falcon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Orange-breasted Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Orange-breasted Falcon
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).

Orange-breasted Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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