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Chestnut-fronted Macaw Chestnut-fronted Macaw on the Rio Concha which flows into Lake Maracaibo home of catatumbo lightning (created by the gases from the marshes, the cold air dropping from the Andes and the bowl shape of the shallow Lake Maracaibo filled with the humid air from the Caribbean = spectacular thunder/lightning performances Ara severus,Chestnut-fronted macaw,Lake Maracaibo Click/tap to enlarge

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Chestnut-fronted Macaw on the Rio Concha which flows into Lake Maracaibo home of catatumbo lightning (created by the gases from the marshes, the cold air dropping from the Andes and the bowl shape of the shallow Lake Maracaibo filled with the humid air from the Caribbean = spectacular thunder/lightning performances

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The chestnut-fronted macaw or severe macaw is one of the largest of the mini-macaws. It reaches a size of around 45 cm 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. Their lifespan is listed as anything from 30 to 80 years of age.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by NattyOne
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Uploaded Dec 15, 2019. Captured Aug 1, 2015 21:59.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/197s
  • ISO160
  • 200mm