maracanã-guaçu vs Fulvous Nectandra

Ara severus compared with Nectandra fulva

Key Differences

maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Fulvous Nectandra is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Fulvous Nectandra
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Lauraceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Nectandra
Species	Ara severus	Nectandra fulva

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Fulvous Nectandra

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Fulvous Nectandra
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).

Fulvous Nectandra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.