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Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii), also known as the little blue macaw, is a macaw species that was endemic to Brazil. It is a member of tribe Arini in the subfamily Arinae ( Neotropical parrots ), part of the family Psittacidae (the true parrots).
Spix's macaw: Cyanopsitta spixii: Sao Francisco River, Bahia, Brazil Last recorded in the wild in 2000. Declined due to capture for the pet trade, and habitat loss caused by deforestation, livestock grazing, and the construction of the Sobradinho Dam. [60]
Cyanopsitta; Common and binomial names [1] Image Description Range Spix's macaw or little blue macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) 55–57 cm (22–22 in) long. Various shades of blue, including a pale blue head, pale blue underparts, and vivid blue upperparts, wings and tail.
All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil's Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the ...
Cyanopsitta Bonaparte, 1854: Spix's macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (extinct in the wild) Ara Lacépède, 1799: Blue-and-yellow macaw, Ara ararauna; Blue-throated macaw, Ara glaucogularis; Military macaw, Ara militaris; Great green macaw, Ara ambiguus; Scarlet macaw, Ara macao; Red-and-green (green-winged) macaw, Ara chloropterus; Cuban red macaw ...
Indigo macaw or Lear's macaw, Anodorhynchus leari; Cyanopsitta. Little blue macaw or Spix's macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii (probably extinct in the wild) From L to R: scarlet macaw, blue-and-yellow macaw, and military macaw Blue-and-yellow macaw (left) and blue-throated macaw (right) Ara. Blue-and-yellow macaw or blue-and-gold macaw, Ara ararauna
The Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is a critically endangered species and may be extinct in the wild.. Brazil has more than 1900 bird species, [1] and according to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation and the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, there are 240 species or subspecies of Brazilian birds listed as threatened, six as extinct and two as extinct in the wild.
Jojo Porowski took in a green-winged macaw when its owner died, sparking an unlikely two-decade relationship Bloomington shared. Owner mourns loss of Charlie Bird, Bloomington's green-winged macaw ...