Ara rubrogenys is a chordate, or more specifically a bird, in the Psittacidae family.

Ara rubrogenys is commonly known (its common name) as the Red-Fronted Macaw in English. In French (Français), Ara rubrogenys is commonly known as the Ara De Lafresnaye. In Spanish (Español), Ara rubrogenys is commonly known as the Guacamayo De Cochabamba or Guacamayo Frentirroja.

Ara rubrogenys is classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Ara rubrogenys's population trend was decreasing at last assessment, meaning its numbers are declining in the wild.

Species Authority: The species authority, or the name(s) of scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Ara rubrogenys is Lafresnaye, 1847 (IUCN Red List).

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Country Distribution: Ara rubrogenys is found in the following countries:

Bolivia (IUCN Red List).

Biome(s)/Ecosystem(s): IUCN lists the following as biomes for Ara rubrogenys: Terrestrial (IUCN Red List).

Major Habitat(s): 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
11.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land (IUCN Red List).

Range: Ara rubrogenys is endemic to a small area on the east Andean slope of south-central Bolivia, from south Cochabamba and west Santa Cruz through north Chuquisaca to north-east Potos. It is principally found in the valley systems of the ros Grande, Mizque and Pilcomayo. It is locally common but declining, with the population variously estimated at 2,000-4,000 individuals in 1991-1992⁶, and as few as 1,000 in 1991². In the Caine valley (Cochabamba and Potos) 40-100 indivuduals were considered resident and secure in 1989-1992, but only one was seen during five days fieldwork in 1995^4,6. (IUCN Red List).

CONSERVATION STATUS

Red List Category & Criteria: Ara rubrogenys is listed as EN C2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001) (IUCN Red List).

Year Assessed: Ara rubrogenys's status was assessed in 2004 (IUCN Red List).

Assessor: Ara rubrogenys's Red List status was evaluated by BirdLife International (IUCN Red List).

Red List Evaluator: The Red List Evaluator for Ara rubrogenys is listed by IUCN as Benstead, P. & Pople, R. (BirdLife International Red List Authority) (IUCN Red List).

Red List Rational / Justification : Ara rubrogenys is listed by IUCN for the following: This species has a very small and declining population. Conservative estimates of numbers suggest that all subpopulations are extremely small. It therefore qualifies as Endangered. (IUCN Red List).

Threats: 1.1.1.2 (Wikipedia).

Red List History: Ara rubrogenys was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1988 (IUCN Red List).

Data Sources for IUCN data: The following is a list of citations from the IUCN web site for Ara rubrogenys:

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places:
For References from A–L.
For References from M–Z.

BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.

BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.

Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.

IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

(IUCN Red List).

Links: IUCN Red List Profile for Ara rubrogenys (IUCN Red List).

References: Wikipedia lists the following as references for Ara rubrogenys:
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