CHESTNUT-FRONTED MACAW

The 'Chestnut-fronted Macaw' or 'Severe Macaw' (''Ara severa'') is one of the largest of the mini-macaws. It reaches a size of around 45 centimetres (18 inches) of which around half is the length of the tail. This is the only mini-macaw to have feathers on the bare patches on its face which makes it look like the larger types of macaw.
The Chestnut-fronted or Severe Macaw is mostly green in colour with patches of red and blue on the wings. The head has a Chestnut brown patch just above the beak. The beak is black and the patches around the eyes are white with lines of small black feathers.
They can be found over a large part of Northern South America from Panama south into Brazil.
Their lifespan is listed as anything from 30 to 80 years of age.

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References

★ Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

★ Araproject parrots

★ http://www.petparrot.com/Severe.htm

★ http://www.petco.com/caresheets/bird/Macaw_Severe.pdf

★ http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/birds/macaws/severe.php

★ http://www.petbirdpage.com/breed.asp?breed=severe

★ http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt5713.html

★ http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/macaws/severe.php