Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Violet Smut

Ara severus compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Urocystis
Species	Ara severus	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Violet Smut
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).

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.