maracanã-guaçu vs arara-de-fronte-vermelha

Ara severus compared with Ara rubrogenys

Key Differences

maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while arara-de-fronte-vermelha is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	arara-de-fronte-vermelha
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 same	Ara (Macaws)	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Ara severus	Ara rubrogenys

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and arara-de-fronte-vermelha share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ara. (Macaws)

View Genus: Ara

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

arara-de-fronte-vermelha

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	arara-de-fronte-vermelha
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).

arara-de-fronte-vermelha

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically 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.