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Genus: Ara (8 species)


Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) Critically Endangered Range: MA, SA: e Honduras to w Ecuador Zoo Ave, Costa Rica
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A very large macaw, otherwise similar to the Military Macaw.


Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) Range: SA: Amazonia and sc Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
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Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) Range: SA: Amazonia and sc A bit larger than the Scarlet Macaw, and with green in the wings.
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Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis) Critically Endangered Range: SA: n Bolivia Bolivia
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Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao macao) Range: MA, SA: se Mexico to Colombia and Amazonia Santa Fe Zoo, Medellin, Colombia
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Military Macaw (Ara militaris) Vulnerable Range: MA, SA: w Mexico and nw, w SA
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About the same size as the well known Blue-and-yellow Macaw or Scarlet Macaw.
In flight.


Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys) Critically Endangered Range: SA: c Bolivia
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Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus) Range: MA, SA: e Panama to the Guianas, sw Ecuador, n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil Pereira Zoo, Colombia
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A smaller Macaw, generally more common than others, and with a harsh, raspy call.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba