maracanã-guaçu vs Waved Silk-moss

Ara severus compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Bryophyta
Class	Aves (ave)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Plagiothecium
Species	Ara severus	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Waved Silk-moss
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).

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.