Macaw Weights and Measures

The following table has been compiled from Rosemary Low's book "Parrots in Aviculture" ISBN# 1-56465-179-7

In most cases the weights are those of captive birds. There can be extreme variation in individuals, the weight being influenced by diet, housing, sex, sub-species and age. Where more than 10 or so birds were weighed, the highest and lowest weights were not taken into account if these differed markedly from the norm. Chick weights, with 5 or 6 exceptions, were of chicks hatched in the author's care.

Measurements are from beak to tip of tail. There can be considerable variations in individuals of the same species, especially in those with a wide geographical range.

Common Name	Order of Species	Weight	Chick Weight	Length
Hyacinthine Macaw	Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	1200-1450g	25g	100cm
Lear's Macaw	Anodorhynchus leari	940g		75cm
Spix's Macaw	Cyanopsitta spixii	360g		55cm
Blue and Gold Macaw	Ara ararauna	1000-1200g	20g	86cm
Blue-throated or Caninde Macaw	Ara glaucogularis	750g	18g	85cm
Military Macaw	Ara militaris	900g	18-20g	70-75cm
Buffon's Macaw	Ara ambigua	1300g	23g	85cm
Scarlet Macaw	Ara macao	900-1100g	21g	90cm
Green-winged Macaw	Ara chloroptera	1200-1400g	21g	90cm
Red-fronted Macaw	Ara rubrogenys	525g		60cm
Yellow-collared Macaw	Ara auricollis	250g	12g	40cm
Severe or Chestnut-fronted Macaw	Ara severa	360g		49cm
Red-bellied Macaw	Ara manilata	300g	13g	46cm
Illiger's Macaw	Ara maracana	265g	11g	41cm
Hahn's Macaw	Ara (or Diopsittaca) nobilis nobilis	165g		31cm
Noble Macaw	Ara (or Diopsittaca) nobilis cumanensis	190g		35cm