Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Rough-faced shag

Ara severus compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Leucocarbo
Species	Ara severus	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-fronted Macaw and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Rough-faced shag
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).

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.