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Blue-winged Macaw
Also Known As: Illiger's Macaw
Blue-winged (Illiger’s) Macaw on tree branch
Credit: © Sam Williams
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Did You Know?
Some wild Blue-winged Macaws have problems with cataracts when they age, which shortens their life due to the handicap of not being able to locate food.
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Species Profile
Genus:Primolius
Species:
maracana
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 43cm (16.8 in) | 265g (9.2 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults: forehead red; crown, nape, and lower cheeks green/blue; red on low back and middle of abdomen; blue tail with red/brown around base. Bill black. Bare cere and face pale yellow. Eye orange.
Colourization Juvenile: Red forehead paler; red on abdomen and back tinged with yellow; tail shorter. Eye brown.
Call: Loud screeching and other raucous calls.
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Content Sources:
Animal World http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/macaws/Illigers.php
Busch Gardens/Sea World Adventure Camps
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1557&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
ML Media Collection Catalogue 115422, Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana, Marantz, Curtis, Espirito Santo, Brazil, Dec. 14 1999, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
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