Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) is a member of the Psittacidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 343 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Genus Ara
- Species severus
Where it lives
Eastern Panama to the Guianas, southwestern Ecuador, northern Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil
Quick facts
- Weight
- 343 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, part of the order Psittaciformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA e Panama to the Guianas, sw Ecuador, n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 343 g, with a wing length of about 23.9 cm and a tail of around 24.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Chestnut-fronted Macaw?
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is a large bird that weighs around 343 g.
Where does the Chestnut-fronted Macaw live?
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA e Panama to the Guianas, sw Ecuador, n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Chestnut-fronted Macaw belong to?
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) belongs to the Psittacidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Chestnut-fronted Macaw eat?
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Chestnut-fronted Macaw migrate?
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Chestnut-fronted Macaw endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Chestnut-fronted Macaw make?
1 real field recording of the Chestnut-fronted Macaw — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Chestnut-fronted Macaw's range?
The Chestnut-fronted Macaw has a mapped global range of about 5.8 million km².
Conservation
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