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A female Spix's macaw released from captivity at the site in 1995 was killed by collision with a power line after seven weeks. The last wild male disappeared from the site in October 2000; his disappearance was thought to have marked the extinction of this species in the wild. [19] However, wild Spix's macaws may have been sighted in 2016. [4]
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. [7] Brazil (extinct in the wild)
Range Comments Pictures 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]
Unlike depictions in the animated films “Rio” and “Rio 2,” which brought attention to the Spix’s macaw extinction threat, the parrot’s natural habitat is far from Brazil’s most ...
About a dozen hypothetical extinct species (see Extinct Caribbean macaws) have been described, native to the Caribbean area. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Among the Arini are some of the rarest birds in the world, such as Spix's macaw , which is extinct in the wild – fewer than 100 specimens survive in captivity.
South China tiger (since 2008 IUCN Red List lists as critically endangered; possibly extinct in the wild) [29] [30] Spix's macaw (listed extinct in the wild since June 2019) [31] Wyoming toad (listed extinct in the wild since 1991, although 853 have been released into the wild since 1995, leading to a population of around 1,500 in 2017) [32]
Range maps are provided wherever possible; if a range map is not available, a description of the bird's range is provided. Ranges are based on the IUCN red list for that species unless otherwise noted. All extinct species listed went extinct after 1500 CE (recently extinct [20]), and are indicated by a dagger symbol "†".
The genus, Anodorhynchus Spix, 1824 [5] is one of six genera of Central and South American macaws in tribe Arini of macaws, parakeets and closely related genera. The macaws and parakeets comprise the clade of long-tailed parrots which with sister clade the short-tailed Amazonian parrots and allies make up subfamily Arinae of Neotropical parrots in family Psittacidae of true parrots.