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Blue-headed Macaw  (Primolius couloni)

Also Known As: Coulon's Macaw
 
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Blue-headed Macaw

Credit: (c) Anthony Snell
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Medium noise and apparently hardy and fairly easy to acclimatize to human handling.

Captive Status:
Extremely rare

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
An enclosure at least 3m (9.8 ft) long if indoors, with access to 15m (49 ft) outdoor flight if possible.

Enrichment:
Provide lots of chew branches, sterilized pine cones, and other bird-safe chew items (ie: vegetable tanned leather toys); overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.

Nest Box Size:
Diagonal nest box 22cm x 40cm x 30cm (8.6 x 15.6 x 11.7 in).

Clutch Size:
3 to 4

Incubation Time:
26 days

Fledging Age:
12 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
Macaw Society of America P.O. Box 90037 Burton, MI, 48509-0037

More Info Sites:
http://www.fieldtripearth.org/article.xml?id=958&ordinal=3

http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E218.htm&Pic=218_1.JPG

http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt5747.html