Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Ara severus
(L 18" Wt 11-14 oz)
From Panama south into
Amazonian Brazil and central
Bolivia...lifespan is 30-80 yrs.
Wildsumaco Lodge
13Mar2017
I spent a lot of money on booze,
birds and fast cars. The rest I just
squandered.
(George Best, footballer)
Ara is a Tupi (Brazilian) name for a
parrot; severus is Latin for grave,
stern, grim, cruel.
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library