maracanã-guaçu vs cara-suja

Ara severus compared with Pyrrhura griseipectus

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while cara-suja is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	cara-suja
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family same	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Pyrrhura
Species	Ara severus	Pyrrhura griseipectus

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and cara-suja share a common ancestor at the Family level: Psittacidae. (True Parrots)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

cara-suja

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	cara-suja
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).

cara-suja

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway