Birds of Mexico

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Ara (2 species, 8 worldwide)


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.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba