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Ara is a Neotropical genus of macaws with eight extant species and at least two extinct species. [2] The genus name was coined by French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. It gives its name to and is part of the Arini, or tribe of Neotropical parrots .
These birds can reach a length of 81–91 cm (32–36 in) and weigh 1.0–1.5 kg (2–3 lb), making them some of the larger members of their family. They are vivid in appearance with bright aqua blue feathers on the top of their body except for the head, which is lime colored.
Military macaw, Ara militaris; Great green macaw or Buffon's macaw, Ara ambiguus; Scarlet macaw or Aracanga, Ara macao; Red-and-green macaw or green-winged macaw, Ara chloropterus; Red-fronted macaw, Ara rubrogenys; Chestnut-fronted macaw or severe macaw, Ara severus †Cuban red macaw, Ara tricolor (extinct) †Saint Croix macaw, Ara ...
Copan, Honduras. The scarlet macaw (Ara macao) is a large yellow, red and blue Neotropical parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas.Its range extends from southeastern Mexico to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Honduras, and Brazil in lowlands of 500 m (1,600 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as well as the Pacific ...
The red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus), also known as the green-winged macaw, [2] is a large, mostly-red macaw of the genus Ara.It is popular in aviculture, and is the second most commonly kept macaw species after the Blue and Yellow.
The great green macaw belongs to the genus Ara, which includes other large parrots, such as the scarlet macaw, the military macaw, and the blue-and-yellow macaw. [6]This bird was first described and illustrated in 1801 by the French naturalist François Le Vaillant for his Histoire Naturelle Des Perroquets under the name "le grand Ara militaire", using a skin deposited at the Muséum national ...
The military macaw (Ara militaris) is a medium- to large-sized macaw, named after its green and red plumage vaguely resembling a military uniform. It is native from west-central Mexico south through northern Argentina and Bolivia .
The blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis), also known as the Caninde macaw or Wagler's macaw, [3] is a macaw endemic to a small area of north-central Bolivia, known as Los Llanos de Moxos. In 2014 this species was designated by law as a natural patrimony of Bolivia. [ 4 ]