| Scarlet Macaw |
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Bird Orders |
|
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Alternate name |
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Ara macao |
Scientific
name |
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Psittaciformes |
Order |
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Psittacidae |
Family
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81 cm |
Length |
| Subtropical/tropical
t forest, mangrove & savanna,
often near water, below 900 m. In:-
Belize,
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Ecuador,
El Salvador,
French Guiana,
Guadeloupe,
Guatemala,Guyana
Honduras, ,
Leeward Islands,
Lesser Antilles,
Mexico,
,
Nicaragua,Panama
Peru, ,
Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago,
&
Venezuela. |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2 - 3
white eggs in a tree cavity. The incubation
by female for 28 days, and fledge in
90 days. The young are dependant for a further year. |
Clutch |
| Fruit,
seed, nectare, buds & flowers. |
Food |
|
gregarious, noisy. |
Habits |
1549 |
World Number |
| Least Concern |
Status |
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