Macaw Compendium

Ara couloni -
The Blue-headed Macaw

- photo courtesy of Jiri Schauer, Czech Republic.

Taxonomy:

Psittaciformes / Aratingidae / Aratinginae / Ara / A. couloni
No subspecies.

Names :

A. couloni                  IE: Blue-headed Macaw,
                            I   Coulon's Macaw
                            IG: Blaukopfara,
                            I   Gebirgsara (?)

Distribution:

Along the median parts of the border between Brazil and Peru

Description:

Length: 40-42 cm
Plumage general green. Forehead and crown blue, turning into green at the neck. Naked lores and periophthalmic ring grey. Cheeks bluish green. Flight feathers blue, greater wing coverts blue. Tailfeathers: Upperparts maroon; underparts yellowish green.
Bill black; ivory on the "roof" to the tip of upper mandible.
Legs flesh-colored
Iris yellowish

Habitat:

Tropical rainforests of lowlands up to 500m

Nutrition:

?

Breeding:

Estimated season from October to April

IUCN Red List Status (1994):

Not listed

Add. Notes:

This nearly unknown Macaw is still protected by its far remote and nearly undiscovered location.

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