maracanã-guaçu vs Western Sunbush

Ara severus compared with Leucadendron sessile

Key Differences

• maracanã-guaçu is Least Concern while Western Sunbush is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	maracanã-guaçu	Western Sunbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Proteaceae
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Leucadendron
Species	Ara severus	Leucadendron sessile

Conservation Status

maracanã-guaçu

LC — Least Concern

Western Sunbush

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	maracanã-guaçu	Western Sunbush
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).

Western Sunbush

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.