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Chestnut-fronted macaw

Ara severus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 336 g to 371 g and live up to 28.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severus)
Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-fronted macaw

Weight
336 g – 371 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
28.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
28 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-fronted macaw live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-fronted macaw?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-fronted macaw” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-fronted_macaw&oldid=1382315735), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-fronted macaw endangered?

The chestnut-fronted macaw is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the chestnut-fronted macaw classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusAra
  7. SpeciesAra severus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Ara severa, Ara severa, Ara severa, Ara severa, Ara severus castaneifrons, Ara severus severus, Psittacus severus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Severe macawEnglish
  • مكاو كستنائي الجبهةArabic
  • Гвиански араBulgarian
  • guacamai verd petitCatalan
  • ara malýCzech
  • DværgaraDanish
  • RotbugaraGerman
  • brunfrunta araoEsperanto
  • Maracaná grandeSpanish
  • Guacamayo severoSpanish
  • jõgiaaraEstonian
  • joikuaraFinnish
  • valkonaama-araFinnish
  • Ara vertFrench
  • Ara sévèreFrench
  • ארה גוצהHebrew
  • tamnočela araCroatian
  • barnahomlokú araHungarian
  • vörösszárnyélű araHungarian
  • Ara frontecastanaItalian
  • ヒメコンゴウインコJapanese
  • rudakaktė araLithuanian
  • DwergaraDutch
  • brunpannearaNorwegian
  • Ara EnanoPapiamento
  • Wakamaya ChikitoPapiamento
  • ara kasztanowoczelnaPolish
  • maracanã-guaçuPortuguese
  • arara-de-testa-castanhaPortuguese
  • Каштановолобый араRussian
  • ara tmavočeláSlovak
  • rjavolični araSlovenian
  • Ara severaSerbian
  • dvärgaraSwedish
  • Küçük AraTurkish
  • ара синьокрилийUkrainian
  • Каштановолобий араUkrainian
  • 偉格勒氏麥鷎Chinese
  • 栗额金刚鹦鹉Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the chestnut-fronted macaw

Other species in the same genus Ara.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-fronted macaw?

An adult chestnut-fronted macaw weighs 336 g – 371 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-fronted macaw endangered?

The chestnut-fronted macaw is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the chestnut-fronted macaw live?

The chestnut-fronted macaw has a recorded lifespan of 28.5 years.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-fronted macaw?

The chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_fronted_macaw_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-fronted-macaw},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}