maracanã-guaçu vs heath rush

Ara severus compared with Juncus squarrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	heath rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Juncaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Juncus
Species	Ara severus	Juncus squarrosus

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

heath rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	heath rush
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).

heath rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.