maracanã-guaçu vs Foxtail Pine

Ara severus compared with Pinus balfouriana

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Foxtail Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Foxtail Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (ave)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Ara severus	Pinus balfouriana

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Foxtail Pine
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).

Foxtail Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.