Parrots (Psittacidae)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severa) - HBW 4, p. 425
French: Ara vert
German: Rotbugara
Spanish: Guacamayo Severo
Other common names: Severe Macaw
Taxonomy: Psittacus severus Linnaeus, 1758, Indies; error = Amazon River.
Usually treated as comprising two races, with W populations (castaneifrons) being marginally larger, but differences likely to be clinal. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Panama and Colombia S and E through Ecuador, E Peru and N Bolivia to C & NE Brazil, Venezuela and the Guianas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds feeding Locality Rancho Grande Biological Station, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 July 2003 5 years ago 43 sec 4.2 -
Three birds on a palm tree Locality Rancho Grande Biological Station, Maracay-Ocumare Road, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 July 2003 5 years ago 13 sec 3.9 -
A bird on the trunk of a palm tree Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 26 November 2004 7 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
A bird feeding on fruits. Locality Río Negro, Beni Department, Bolivia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 September 2005 6 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a tree eating a leaf Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
A bird calling loudly and being answered Locality Parque del Este, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 2 sec 3.6
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Two adults feeding in a tree
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 31 May 2008 4 years ago 4.2 -
An individual perched on a old palm trunk.
Locality Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA), Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 20 November 2007 33 weeks ago 4 -
Bird on recovery.
Locality Centro Experimental Amazónico (CEA), Mocoa, Putumayo Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 3 June 2009 3 years ago 3.8 -
An immature bird on the ground.
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp severa)
philgunson 23 May 2008 4 years ago 3.8 -
Two birds on a trunk.
Locality Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA (United States)
killiajk 19 August 2008 4 years ago 3.4 -
bird sitting on a coconut palm in a garden area
Locality Anzoátegui State, Venezuela
Thore Noernberg 3 June 2012 45 weeks ago 3.4
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Calls Locality Pousada Rio Azul, Pará State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Bradley Davis 1 August 2007 3 years ago 4
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