Chestnut-fronted Macaw vs Willow Tarspot

Ara severus compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Rhytisma
Species	Ara severus	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Willow Tarspot
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).

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.