maracanã-guaçu vs Stinging Tree

Ara severus compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank maracanã-guaçu Stinging Tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (ave) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Psittaciformes (Parrots) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Psittacidae (True Parrots) Urticaceae
Genus Ara (Macaws) Dendrocnide
Species Ara severus Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute maracanã-guaçu Stinging Tree
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).

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.

Stinging Tree

No description available.

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