maracanã-guaçu vs Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Ara severus compared with Chionomesa lactea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank maracanã-guaçu Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Aves (ave) Aves (ave)
Order Psittaciformes (Parrots) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Trochilidae
Genus Ara (Macaws) Chionomesa
Species Ara severus Chionomesa lactea

Evolutionary Relationship

maracanã-guaçu and Sapphire-spangled Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute maracanã-guaçu Sapphire-spangled Emerald
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).

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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