Listen to the Chestnut-fronted macaw
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About the Chestnut-fronted macaw
The Chestnut-fronted macaw is a bird in the family Psittacidae (order Psittaciformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Chestnut-fronted macaw sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Ara
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Chestnut-fronted macaw sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Chestnut-fronted macaw on this page, including its call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Chestnut-fronted macaw endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Chestnut-fronted macaw as “least concern”.
What family does the Chestnut-fronted macaw belong to?
The Chestnut-fronted macaw (Ara severus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Darién Province, Panama by Oliver Komar – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q852709 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Chestnut-fronted macaw – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia – CC BY-SA 2.0