South American Colourful Blue & Gold Macaw Ara ararauna GMM 1004
The Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the Blue-and-gold Macaw, is a member of the group of large Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It breeds in forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of Terra Firme) and woodland of tropical South America from Trinidad and Venezuela south to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It barely extends into Central America, where restricted to Panama. It is an endangered species in Trinidad, has probably been extirpated from western Ecuador, and is on the verge of being extirpated from Paraguay, but still remains widespread and fairly common in a large part of mainland South America. It is therefore listed as Least Concern by BirdLife International. Blue & Gold Macaws are one of the larger Macaws. They are extremely intelligent and sociable companion parrots. They have beautiful brilliant coloring. They are as inquisitive as a kitten and playful as a puppy. They are also very good talkers and most have large vocabularies. Blue and Gold Macaws make excellent family birds and most interact well with the entire family and enjoy interacting and showing off for everyone. Probably the most sociable and easiest to work with of the larger macaws. Most enjoy cuddling or laying on their back in your arms. GMM 1004
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Location: Panama Central America
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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