Birds of Bolivia

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Genus: Ara (7 species, 8 worldwide)



Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

In flight.

Red-and-green Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
  A bit larger than the Scarlet Macaw, and with green in the wings. 		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-throated Macaw
Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis) Critically Endangered ENDEMIC
Bolivia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao macao)
Santa Fe Zoo, Medellin, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



Military Macaw
Military Macaw (Ara militaris) Vulnerable
  		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
About the same size as the well known Blue-and-yellow Macaw or Scarlet Macaw.
In flight.

Red-fronted Macaw
Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys) Critically Endangered ENDEMIC
  		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)
Pereira Zoo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A smaller Macaw, generally more common than others, and with a harsh, raspy call.

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