Macaw Compendium

Ara manilata -
The Red-bellied Macaw

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Taxonomy:

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

Names :

A. manilata             IE: Red-bellied Macaw
                        IG: Rotbauchara
                        ID: Roodbuik Ara
                        IF: Ara ventre rouge
                        IP: Guacamayo de abdomen rojo

Distribution:

Central and N-Brazil; NE-Peru; E-Colombia; E-Venezuela; Guyana; Surinam; French Guyana

Description:

Length: 48 cm
Plumage general green. Naked face yellowish. Forehead bluish turning green to the neck. Breast bluish green, feathers are edged with yellowish green. Lower belly with a maroon spot. Flight feathers blue. Small reddish border at the "socks".
Bill black
Legs dark grey
Iris brown

Habitat:

Tropical lowland rainforest. Birds on Trinidad also occure in the highland regions of the Northern Range.

Nutrition:

Highly specialized on fruits of Buriti palmtrees. Birds on Trinidad feed on Mauritia Palm fruits.

Breeding:

Season is in early summer.

IUCN Red List Status (1994):

not listed

Add. Notes:

Though this macaw is generally common in it's range, there is not many information about the bird in the wild. Also because of it's high specialization in nutrition and climatic environment these macaws are very rare in aviculture.

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