Macaw Compendium

Aratingidae / Aratinginae

Genus Diopsittaca:

Genus Diopsittaca is closely related to Ara which contains most of the popular Macaws. But there are also characteristics which show that the Hahn's Macaw may be an intermediate to the conures. In some other taxonomic systems however this bird is filed under Ara.

Diopsittaca nobilis -
Hahn's Macaw

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Photos courtesy of [email:] Barry Thaxton

Taxonomy:

Psittaciformes / Aratingidae / Aratinginae / Diopsittaca / D. nobilis
Subspecies: D.n. nobilis; D.n. cumanensis; D.n. longipennis.

Names :

*Ara nobilis nobilis                    IE: Hahn's Macaw,
Diopsittaca nobilis nobilis             I   Red-shouldered Macaw
                                        IG: Hahn's Zwergara,
                                        I   Blaustirn-Zwergara
                                        ID: Kleine blauwvoorhoofd
Amazone(?)
                                        IF: Ara noble
                                        IP: Guacamayo de espalda roja
*Ara nobilis cumanensis                 IE: Noble Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis cumanensis          IG: Hahn's Zwergara,
                                        I   Lichtenstein's Zwergara
                                        ID: Blauwvoorhoofd Ara
                                        IP: Guacamayo noble
*Ara nobilis longipennis                IE: Long-winged Macaw
Diopsittaca nobilis longipennis         IG: Neumann's Zwergara

Distribution:

D.n. nobilis: E-Venezuela; the Guayanas; E-Brazil, north of Amazonas
D.n. cumanensis: Brazil, south of Amazonas in Para, Maranho, Piaui, W-Permambuco, Bahia and N-Goias
D.n. longipennis: Brazil, in E-Mato Grosso, S-Goias, Minas Gerais to N-Sao Paulo


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Description:

Length: up to 30 cm cm
Plumage general green. Forehead bluish green. Small naked region in the face from eyes to lores and base of upper mandible pale white. Carpal edge and under wing coverts red. Outer fringe of large flight feathers blue. Tail green.
Bill dark grey to black, in cumanensis upper mandible greyish horn colored
Legs dark grey
Iris dark orange

Habitat:

Open forests of the tropical lowlands, savannah and swamp-lands as well as the fringes of tropical rainforests.

Nutrition:

Fruits, seeds, berries, nuts and the like collected from the treetops

Breeding:

In the northern parts of the distribution the season begins February to March, earlier in the southern range. Clutch may consist of up to 5 eggs which are incubated for 24 to 26 days. Nestlings leave the hollow after about 60 days.

IUCN Red List Status (1994):

Add. Notes:

Besides the Yellow-collared Macaw the most popular of the "Mini-Macaws" in captivity. Please read Kathy A. Smith's FAQ Index for rec.pets.birds for more information.

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