Ara Macaw – Guacamayo Escarlata

General characteristics

Genre: Ara
Species: Macao
Alternative Names: Due to its wide geographical distribution, it has many names: Macaw Macao, Colorado, Flag, Red, Flag, Royal and Pink, Red Parrot, Flag, Red, Pink, Red, Red Yellow Wing, Tricolor and Seven Colors, Red or Red Lapa, Plow and Flag.
Subspecies of the Scarlet Macaw: Ara Macao Cyanoptera
Average length: 85 cm cm
Adult weight: 1060 – 1123 g
Food: Fruits, seeds, nuts, plants, nectar and clay
Longevity in freedom: 30 – 50 years
Number of offspring: 2 to 4 holes
Natural habitat: Variety of habitats but mainly in humid tropical forests, often near water. Generally, up to 500 m and in specific areas, 1,000 m.
Geographic distribution: From central Nicaragua to the Peruvian Amazon and Brazil (subspecies also in northern Central America).

In the Amazon jungle, they congregate on the banks of the river, in the clay licks to eat.
In the Tambopata National Reserve in southeastern Peru there are several colpas including the largest known in the world.
The macaws are the largest parrots on the planet.
Scarlet Macaws can fly up to 56 km / hour.
They can live up to 50 years in freedom.
Their calls (“rrraaah”) can sometimes be heard in kilometers.
It is the national bird of Honduras.
Like many parrots, the dark gray color of their eyes turns yellow when they are young adults and are usually left-handed.

World Parrot Trust
Iñigo-Elias, Eduardo E. 2010. Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; en Neotropical Birds Online
BirdLife International 2012. Ara macao. En: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Versión 2012.2. Descargado el 22 Abril2013.
The International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators