Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Peruvian Pelican

Ara severus compared with Pelecanus thagus

Key Differences

Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Peruvian Pelican is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Peruvian Pelican
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pelecanidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pelecanus
Species	Ara severus	Pelecanus thagus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Peruvian Pelican share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

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Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Pelican

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Peruvian Pelican
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).

Peruvian Pelican

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. 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.