Chestnut-fronted macaw

Chestnut-fronted macaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Ara
Species:
A. severus
Binomial name
Ara severus
Subspecies
  • A. s. severus
  • A. s. castaneifrons
Synonyms

Psittacus severus Linnaeus, 1758

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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ara severus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22685577A130103061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22685577A130103061.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.