Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)

Order: Psittaciformes | Family: Psittacidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

chestnut-fronted-macaw
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil

chestnut-fronted-macaw
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil

chestnut-fronted-macaw
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru

chestnut-fronted-macaw
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Peru

Identification & Behavior: ~49 cm (19.2 in). The Chestnut-fronted Macaw has a narrow chestnut forehead. The bill is black. It has well defined black lines on the bare skin on the sides of the head. The flight feathers are blue. The underside of the wing and tail feathers are red; noticeable in flight. It is one of the three medium-sized macaws. See, Red-bellied Macaw.

Status: The Chestnut-fronted Macaw is widespread and fairly common in Amazonia. It is known to range at elevations of up to 1000 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br,  and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Guacamayo de Frente Castaña.

Sub-species: Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus), Linnaeus, 1758.

Meaning of Name: Ara: Tupi Brazilian Indian, name to designate several parrot species. severus: L. severus= severe, gloomy, cruel.

See more of the Family Psittacidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.