Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,791
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The chestnut-fronted macaw or severe macaw (Ara severus) is one of the largest of the mini-macaws. It reaches a size of around 45 cm (18 in) of which around half is the length of the tail. They can be found over a large part of Northern South America from Panama south into Amazonian Brazil and central Bolivia. A feral population is found in Florida. Their lifespan is listed as anything from 30 to 80 years of age.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-fronted macaw”.