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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 ]
Blue-throated macaw (Ara glaucogularis) 75–85 cm (30–34 in) long. Blue upperparts and mostly yellow lowerparts, blue throat. Areas of pale skin on the sides of the face are covered with lines of small dark-blue feathers, with pinkish bare skin at the base of the beak. [11] North Bolivia Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) 81–96 cm (32–36 in) long.
Like the rest of the genus the wings of the blue-and-yellow macaw are long, as is the tail. The Ara macaws are large parrots ranging from 46–51 cm (18–20 in) in length and 285 to 287 g (10 oz) in weight in the chestnut-fronted macaw, to 90–95 cm (35.5–37.5 in) and 1,708 g (60.2 oz) in the green-winged macaw. The wings of these macaws ...
Golden-collared macaw: P. auricollis (Cassin, 1853) LC: Blue-headed macaw: P. couloni (Sclater, 1876) g VU: Southern Peru east of the Andes, and the along the northern Bolivia/Brazil and Bolivia/Peru borders Blue-winged macaw: P. maracana (Vieillot, 1816) i NT
Spix's macaw is the only known species of the genus Cyanopsitta.The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek kuanos meaning "blue" and psittakos meaning "parrot". [6] The species name spixii is a Latinized form of the surname "von Spix", hence Cyanopsitta spixii means "blue parrot of Spix". [6]
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 ...
Primolius – some of the mini-macaws (three species, previously called Propyrrhura) Aratinga - sun conure and allies (six living species, at least one recently extinct) Eupsittula – South and Middle American parakeets; Psittacara – genus of parakeets in Central and South America, and the Caribbean; Thectocercus – Blue-crowned parakeet
The uppertail has a maroon base, a narrow green center and a blue tip. The undertail and underwing are greenish-yellow/ The bill is pale greyish-horn with a black base. Unlike most other macaws, the facial skin and lores are dark greyish. [5] Habitat: Diet: VU Blue-winged macaw or Illiger's macaw Primolius maracana (Vieillot, 1816)