Macaw Compendium

Ara severa -
Severe Macaw

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Taxonomy:

Psittaciformes / Aratingidae / Aratinginae / Ara / A.severa
Subspecies: A.s. severa; A.s. castaneifrons.

Names :

A.s. severa                 IE: Severe Macaw
                            IG: Rotbugara
                            ID: Ara severa
                            IF: Ara vert,
                            I   Ara a front chatain
                            IP: Guacamayo de frente castano
A.s. castaneifrons          IE: Chestnut-fronted  Macaw

Distribution:

A.s. severa: From N-Venezuela east to French Guyana and Brazil, regions NW-Mato Grosso, N-Goias and NW-Bahia
A.s. castaneifrons: E-Panama; Columbia along Atrato and Caribbean coast and east of the Andes south to E-Peru, N-Bolivia, W-Venezuela to NW-Mato Grosso in Brazil.

Description:

Length: 46 cm (A.s. castaneifrons slightly larger)
Plumage general green. Forehead black (more brownish in castaneifrons). Naked white face striped with narrow lines of black feathers. Carpal edge red. Outer parts of the large flight feathers blue. Tailfeathers reddish brown, green at the base. "Socks" with a red border to the feet.
Bill black
Legs grey
Iris brownish red

Habitat:

Tropical rainforests along the riversides.

Nutrition:

Palmfruits, nuts and berries from the treetops.

Breeding:

In the southern parts of the distribution the breeding season starts around November and later in the northern parts. Clutch consists of up to 5 eggs. Incubation time lasts 26 to 28 days. The young fledge after 70 days.

IUCN Red List Status (1994):

not listed

Add. Notes:

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