maracanã-guaçu vs Rusty-winged Starling

Ara severus compared with Aplonis zelandica

Key Differences

maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Rusty-winged Starling is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Rusty-winged Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Sturnidae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Aplonis
Species	Ara severus	Aplonis zelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Rusty-winged Starling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-winged Starling

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Rusty-winged Starling
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).

Rusty-winged Starling

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.