Birds of the World

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Genus: Ara (8 species)


Great Green Macaw
Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) Critically Endangered
Range: MA, SA: e Honduras to w Ecuador
Zoo Ave, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A very large macaw, otherwise similar to the Military Macaw.

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

In flight.

Red-and-green Macaw
Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
Range: SA: Amazonia and sc
  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
Range: SA: n Bolivia
Bolivia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao macao)
Range: MA, SA: se Mexico to Colombia and Amazonia
Santa Fe Zoo, Medellin, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



Military Macaw
Military Macaw (Ara militaris) Vulnerable
Range: MA, SA: w Mexico and nw, w SA
  		   
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
Range: SA: c Bolivia
  		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)
Range: MA, SA: e Panama to the Guianas, sw Ecuador, n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil
Pereira Zoo, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A smaller Macaw, generally more common than others, and with a harsh, raspy call.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
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