maracanã-guaçu vs uirapuru-cigarra

Ara severus compared with Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	uirapuru-cigarra
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pipridae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Machaeropterus
Species	Ara severus	Machaeropterus pyrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and uirapuru-cigarra share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

uirapuru-cigarra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	uirapuru-cigarra
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

maracanã-guaçu

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).

uirapuru-cigarra

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

maracanã-guaçu

A maracanã-do-Orinoco (Ara severus) é uma arara de médio porte do gênero Ara, habitante de florestas tropicais e savanas arborizadas da América do Sul, do Panamá ao Brasil central. Possui plumagem verde com testa castanha, asas azuis e cauda avermelhada. Vive em grupos barulhentos e se alimenta de frutos, sementes e flores. Nidifica em ocos de árvores. É frequentemente mantida como ave de gaiola, sendo comercializada ilegalmente.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela