maracanã-guaçu vs Sand Lucerne

Ara severus compared with Medicago varia

Key Differences

maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Sand Lucerne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Sand Lucerne
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Fabaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Medicago
Species	Ara severus	Medicago varia

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Sand Lucerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Sand Lucerne
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).

Sand Lucerne

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (19 countries).

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.