Macaw Compendium

Anodorhynchus glaucus -
The Glaucous Macaw

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Taxonomy:

Psittaciformes / Aratingidae / Aratinginae / Anodorhynchus / A. glaucus
No subspecies.

Names :

A. glaucus                   IE: Glaucous Macaw
                             IG: Glaucus Ara,
                             I   Tuerkisara,
                             I   Meerblauer Ara
                             ID: Zeegroene ara
                             IF: Ara de glaucus
                             IP: Guacamayo glauco

Distribution:

Central and Southern Paraguay; extreme S-Mato Grosso, Brazil

Description:

Length: 72 cm
Plumage a greenish-greyish blue in general. Head and wings more bluish. Periophthalmic ring and naked skin patches besides the lower mandible yellow. Underparts of tailfeathers brownish-black.
Bill black
Legs brownish black
Iris dark brown

Habitat:

Rainforests of swampy riverlands of the tropical and subtropical zone.

Nutrition:

?

Breeding:

?

IUCN Red List Status (1994):

Argentina: Endangered/extinct
Brazil: Endangered/extinct
Paraguay: Endangered/extinct

Add. Notes:

This bird is extremly rare in the wild and near extinction. Nearly nothing is known about its habits in the wild.

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